Service difficulty report · Compensator · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 3, 2020
Submitted
February 19, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35681
Aircraft time
47,557 hours, 13,902 cycles
Part
Compensator
Part number
2020201
Part serial
7687
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Fuel Tank
Part time
42,155 hours, 13,330 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FUEL QUANTITY INITIALLY 40.8 TOTAL 8.64 / 23.5 / 8.64. LESS THAN 5 MIN AFTER ENGINE START QTY WAS 7.68 / 22.6 / 8.6 (#1 QTY DROPPED NEARLY 1000 POUNDS). NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. ALL 6 PUMPS ON. NOTE "TOTAL" FUEL ALSO DROPPED (MIRRORED THE LOSS #1 QTY INDICATION). GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED FQIS SYSTEM TEST #1 TANK COMP 59.03 406.9 TOTAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED #1 COMP AND 1-5 TANK UNITS IAW B737-800 AMM 28-41-21/401. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL PROBES 9-12 REF AMM 28-41-21/401. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL PROBES 7 AND 6 IAW AMM 28-41-21/401. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL PROBE #8 REF AMM 28-41-21. FQIS OPERATIONAL CHECK COMPLETE AND #1 MAIN FUEL TANK LEAK CHECK COMPLETE. OPS CHECK GOOD.