Service difficulty report · Fuel Sys · Boeing 737990

Difficulty date
June 24, 2022
Submitted
June 28, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N319AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990
Aircraft serial
33679
Aircraft time
63,103 hours, 25,278 cycles
Part
Fuel Sys
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Warning Message
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

FUEL LEAK #1 ENGINE. DIVERTED TO RNO DUE CONFIRMED FUEL LEAK REQUIRING ENGINE SHUTDOWN PER QRH. EMERGENCY DECLARED FOR PRIORITY HANDLING. GROUNDED - YES. DIVERSION - PERFORMED GVI #1 ENG FOUND COWLING WET WITH FUEL AFTER OPENING, FAN & T/R COWLS INSIDE AREAS WERE DRY NO LEAKS NOTED. APPLIED L/H TANK FUEL PRESSURE & OPENED ENG #1 SPAR VALVE. NO LEAKS NOTED. FUEL PUMPS OFF, SPAR VALVE CLOSED. TRANSFERRED FUEL TO LH WING IAW B737-900 AMM 28-26-00-650-802. EXTENDED FLAPS, NO LEAKS NOTED. RETURNED FUEL TO BALANCE. COMPLETED FQIS BITE CHECK, NO FAULTS FOUND REF B737-900 FIM 28-41 TASK 801. COMPLETED #1 ENG BITE CHECK, NO FAULTS FOUND REF AMM 71-00-00. RAN #1 ENG FOR 5 MINUTES. COMPLETED GVI ON #1 ENG, NO LEAKS NOTED REF AMM 71-00-00. INSPECTED ENG #1 AFTER IN-FLIGHT WINDMILLING REF AMM 71-00-00, NO DAMAGE/DEFECTS NOTED. FUEL STICKED #5 FUEL STICK WITH GOOD READING REF AS B737 ALTERNATE FUELING PROCEDURES. AFTER A DETAILED INSPECTION OF COWLING SUBSTANCE, IT WAS NOT FOUND BE FUEL BUT RESIDUAL OIL MIXED WITH INFLIGHT MOISTURE CAUSING STREAKING. REF TSR 712603, ACCOMPLISHED FUEL QUANTITY INDICATING SYSTEM- SYSTEM TEST #1 TANK EMPTY CAPACITANCE VALUES- TANK UNIT CAP IS 396.4 AND COMPENSATOR IS 57.7. BITE TESTS PASS REF AMM 28-41-00-730-801. #1 TANK AND COMPENSATOR UNIT RESISTANCE AND CAPACITANCE WITHIN LIMITS REF AMM 28-41-21-710-801.