Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
April 28, 2017
Submitted
April 29, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37462
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
37207
Aircraft time
15,422 hours, 5,331 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FUEL QUANTITY INDICATION, FLIGHT COMPARTMENT IMBAL MESSAGE SHOWS DURING CLIMB, FUEL IMBALANCE ILLUMINATE. FUEL FLOW SAME. EMERGENCY DECLARED. INSPECTED AC FOR FUEL LEAKS. NONE FOUND. PERFORMED FQIS BITE, NO FAULTS FOR INFLIGHT OR ON THE GROUND. VERIFIED FQIS AGREES WITH FUEL STICK READINGS. ALL AGREE. PERFORMED FUEL CROSSFEED VALVE TEST REF AMM 28-22-21-710-801 TEST ALL PASS. PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS WITH ALL PARAMETERS MATCHED FUEL BURN IS EQUAL AND AMOUNT OF FUEL OUT OF EACH TANK IS THE SAME. WITH CROSSFEED OPEN SELECTING THE DESIRED TANK TO BURN FROM ALL INDICATIONS THE SAME. COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE LEFT TANK USING MORE FUEL THAN THE RIGHT. ALL TESTS PASS AC OK CONTINUE SERVICE.