Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 18, 2021
Submitted
October 20, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N534AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35202
Aircraft time
40,740 hours, 11,621 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT TAKEOFF, BOTH MAIN FUEL TANKS INDICATED FULL WITH ABOUT 8,500 PER SIDE. AT ABOUT 1 HOUR AFTER TAKEOFF, WE NOTICED THE LEFT FUEL TANK INDICATED 8.16 WHILE THE RIGHT TANK WAS STILL AT 8.5. WE DETERMINED BY QRH IT WAS NOT AN ENGINE FUEL LEAK. THE LEFT TANK WOULD DECREASE BY ABOUT .01 ABOUT EVERY 10 MINUTES. ABOUT 1 HOUR AFTER THAT, AFTER BALANCING THE MAIN TANKS, THE LEFT TANK STAYED AT 8.07 UNTIL THE CENTER WAS EMPTY AND USING MAINS. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED FQIS SYSTEM TESTS ON #1 AND #2 MAIN TANKS. BOTH HAVE CAPACITANCE READINGS THAT ARE OUT OF ACCEPTABLE VALUES REF B737-800 AMM 28-41-00-730-801. TANK #1 FQIS DISCREPANCY HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED ON LOG PAGE # 60199558. TANK #2 FQIS DISCREPANCY HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED ON LOG PAGE # 60199559.