Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737790

Difficulty date
July 4, 2023
Submitted
July 5, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N644AS
Make and model
Boeing 737790
Aircraft serial
30795
Aircraft time
60,366 hours, 32,270 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

AT TOP OF CLIMB CENTER FUEL TANKS EMPTY WITH FUEL BALANCED. T/C +60 MIN SHOWED AND INCREASING IMBALANCE WITH MAIN FUEL TANK #1 DIVERGING LOWER/FASTER THAN MAIN TANK #2FUEL USED INDICATION WAS WITHIN 70#, BUT TANK #1 WAS 860# LOWER BEFORE WE FOLLOWED QRH AND BALANCED FUEL APPROX 30 MIN BEFORE TOP OF DESCENT. #1 FUEL TANK CONTINUED TO DRAIN FASTER AT APPROX 400# PER HOUR FASTER THAN TANK #2. TOTAL TRIP FUEL USED WAS 1200# MORE THAN FLIGHT PLAN. GROUNDED - YES. FUEL QTY SYS TESTS GOOD. ACCOMPLISHED #1 FQIS TANK AND COMPENSATOR RESITANCE AND CAPACITANCE CHECK REF MM 28-41-21. ALL VALUES WITHIN LIMITS. PERFORMED CROSSFEED VALVE FUNCTIONAL TEST, TEST FAILED. FUEL TRANSFERRED 3 PANELS IN 3 MIN FROM 1 TO TANK 2. PERFORMED CROSSFEED VALVE ALINGMENT, OPS CHECK AND FUNCTIONAL TEST OF CROSSFEED VALVE REF AMM 28-22-00 AND 28-22-21.