Service difficulty report · Compensator · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
July 30, 2022
Submitted
August 1, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41704
Aircraft time
32,731 hours, 10,348 cycles
Part
Compensator
Part number
2020202
Part serial
14309
Condition
Faulty
Location
Right Main Tank
Part time
32,717 hours, 10,339 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
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

AFTER LANDING RIGHT FUEL TANK INDICATED LOW APROX 2,630 LB (LEFT INDICATED 4,180 LB) LEFT TANK THEN RETURNED TO 4,170 LB ON TAXI-IN NOTE: FUEL WAS BALANCED AT 500 ON APROACH. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED #2 FQIS COMPENSATOR PROBE REF B737-900 AMM 28-41-21/401. ALL TANK 2 FQIS PROBES READ WITH ACCEPTABLE PICO FARAD VALUES AS FOLLOWS: COMP - 57.85, TU1 - 64.22, TU2 - 42.02, TU3 - 41.26, TU4 - 28.62, TU5 - 31.85, TU6 - 37.83, TU7 - 30.29, TU8 - 37.23, TU9 - 33.36, TU10 - 28.05, TU11 - 11.60, TU12 - 11.61, TU TOTAL 397.8 REF AMM FQIS SYSTEM TEST 28-41-00-730-801. FOR INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS, POWER DEACTIVATION AND LEAK CHECKS REF T/C 78528000- LINE TANK ENTRY. OK FOR ETOPS SERVICE, ALL GROUND VERIFICATION CHECKS GOOD.