Service difficulty report · Compensator · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 8, 2019
Submitted
December 18, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N565AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35181
Aircraft time
50,009 hours, 14,974 cycles
Part
Compensator
Part number
2020201
Part serial
8144
Condition
Out Of Limits
Location
#1 Main Fuel Tan
Part time
43,944 hours, 13,231 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR INTO FLIGHT WHEN CENTER FUEL TANK BECAME EMPTY FUEL SPLIT BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT TANK INCREASED TO 500 LBS WITH LEFT TANK INDICATING LOWER QUANTITY. FUEL BURN INCREASING TO 900 LBS BELOW PROJECTED FUEL QUANTITY. SPLIT DECREASED TO 350LBS 3 HOURS INTO FLIGHT. FUEL FLOW #1 AND #2 SIMILAR. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED B737-800 AMM 28-41-21-710-801 AND CONFIRMED TU7 AND TU9, AS WELL AS TU1, TU10, AND THE NO.1 TANK COMPENSATOR DRY CAPACITANCE VALUES WERE OUT OF LIMITS. REF T/C 78528000-LINE, FOR FUEL TANK PURGING AND ENTRY. REMOVED AND REPLACED NO.1 FUEL TANK COMPENSATOR, TANK UNITS 1, 7, 9, AND 10 REF AMM 28-41-21. ETOPS GROUND VERIFICATION TEST SUCCESSFUL, REF FQIS SYSTEM TEST AMM 28-41-00-730-801.