Service difficulty report · Probe · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 5, 2023
Submitted
March 9, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35180
Aircraft time
58,793 hours, 17,301 cycles
Part
Probe
Part number
202000209
Condition
Out Of Limits
Location
Lt Fuel Tank
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

3 HOURS INTO FLT #2 MAIN FUEL INDICATED 800LBS > THAN #1 MAIN FUEL, ALL PUMPS ON & FUEL X-FEED VALVE WAS CLOSED. AFTER TURNING CTR PUMPS OFF WHEN ALL CTR TANK FUEL INDICATED ZERO, GOT A FUEL IMBALANCE LIGHT WITH 1.1 LB DIFFERENCE 1 HR AFTER ESTABLISHING BALANCED FUEL, ALL CTR PUMPS OFF, TANKS READ (L)5.39 (C) 0.00 5.31(R) TOTAL 10.7. GROUNDED. ACCOMP TANK 1 TANK & COMP UNITS RESISTANCE & CAP CHECK. FOUND TANK UNITS F4L & F6L CAP OUT OF LIMITS. IAW AMM 28-41-21. REPLACED F4 & F6 IAW AMM 28-41-21. INSTALLED 532DB, 5632FB MM 28-11-11. CROSSFEED VALVE FUNCL TEST PASS AMM 28-22-00-730-802. REPAIR CON FIM 28-21 TASK 803, UNWANTED XFER #1 TO CTR PASSED. REPAIR CON FIM 28-21 TASK 815, UNWANTED XFER CTR TO #2 PASSED.