Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 9, 2020
Submitted
January 14, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35683
Aircraft time
46,818 hours, 14,032 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Part time
44,630 hours, 13,527 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FUEL TANK NR 1 INDICATED 1500 LBS LESS FUEL THAN FUEL TANK NR 2. WHILE RUNNING THE FUEL IMBALANCE AND ENGINE FUEL LEAK CHECKLISTS, THE FUEL TANK NR 1 INDICATOR SUDDENLY WENT BACK UP 1500 LBS TO ITS ORIGINAL VALUE. SUSPECT A FUEL GAUGE OR SENSOR ERROR. GROUNDED - YES. BITE CHECKED FQIS REF FIM 28-41 TASK 801. 2 EA FLIGHT FLTS 28-41205 TANK 2, 28-41105 TANK 1. ACCOMPLISHED OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATION SYSTEM IAW AMM 28-41-00-710-801. GROUND TEST PASS. ACCOMPLISHED RESISTANCE AND CAPACITANCE CHECK OF THE NR 1 MAIN TANK IAW AMM 28-41-21-710-801. VALUES OF NR 1 MAIN WITHIN LIMITS. ACCOMP RESISTANCE & CAPACITANCE CHECK OF NR 2 MAIN TANK REF AMM 28-41-21-710-801. ALL VALUES ARE WITHIN LIMITS. REMOVED & REPLACED FQIS PROCESSOR UNIT, PRECAUTIONARY, REF AMM 28-41-81-400-801. ACCOMP FQIS OPERATIONAL TEST REF AMM 28-41-00-710-801. OPS CK GOOD.