Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
August 7, 2009
Submitted
August 13, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18622
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
27526
Aircraft time
40,402 hours, 21,530 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, RIGHT FUEL TANK SHOWED 3,500LBS FROM 10,000LBS ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED FOR LANDING. LANDING WEIGHT 106.8LBS. FOUND UPON ARRIVAL RT WING TANK PER STICK NR 1 & INDICATOR 2,900 LBS & AMP; LEFT TANK AT 7,700 LBS. VERIFIED NO LEAKS NOTED. VERIFIED FUEL LOAD PER ALTERNATE STICK METHOD & AMP; ENTERED NR 2 FUEL QUANTITY ON MEL 28-06R. RIGHT NR 2 TANK 10,360 LBS STK NR 5 REFERENCE: FUEL STICK MANUAL SECTION 1 PAGE 89 / FUEL QTY SYSTEM REQUIRES T/S, CAUSE OF PROBLEM NOT IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME.