Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 17, 2021
Submitted
November 19, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N587AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35684
Aircraft time
50,240 hours, 14,604 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

A COUPLE HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT THE LEFT MAIN QUANTITIY INDICATOR SHOWED 8.29 WHEN THE CENTER STILL HAD 4.32 AND RIGHT QUANTITY SHOWED FULL 8.58. WHEN THE CENTER TANK WAS EMPTY THE LEFT SHOWED 8.12 AND RIGHT 8.58. FUEL TOTAL WAS EXACTLY +.2 COMPARED TO FLIGHT PLAN UP TO THIS POINT. APPROACHING THE NEXT WAYPOINT LEFT MAIN WENT TO 5.65 & 6.87 ON THE RIGHT - MORE HAD 1200LBS. AS WE RAN THE FUEL LEAK CHECKLIST IT RETURNED TO 1000LBS IMBALANCE. ON DECENT LEFT QUANTITY GRADUALLY ROSE TO PERFECT BALANCE BY ITSELF. GROUNDED - YES. PER B737-800 FIM 28-41 TASK 814 PERFORMED FQIS BITE PROCEDURE. GROUND TEST PASSED. ALSO PERFORMED CROSSFEED VALVE FUNCTIONAL TEST REF B737-800 AMM 28-22-00 AND FUEL BOOST PUMP OPS TEST REF AMM 28-22-41. NO DEFECTS NOTED. NO HISTORY 30 DAYS. GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL. SEAMC ANDY NOTIFIED.