Service difficulty report · Probe · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
September 3, 2021
Submitted
September 3, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13720
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
28939
Aircraft time
70,691 hours, 23,947 cycles
Part
Probe
Part number
202000207
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Rt Wng Fuel Tank
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

1100LB FUEL IMBAL AFTER T/O. NO LOW PRESS LIGHT ON. FUEL BURN N ORMAL AFTER CHECKLIST. CAPT REPORTED DURING FLIGHT THAT RIGHT ENG WAS FEEDING OFF RIGHT WING WITH FUEL STILL IN CTR TANK. (1800 LBS CTR TANK REMAINING AT TIME OF IMBALANCE). CAPT ADVISED THEY RAN THE CK LIST AND SUCCESSFULLY BALANCED TANKS TWICE. AFTER SECOND BALANCE OF TANKS, FUEL STOPPED FEEDING OUT OF RIGHT WING AND RETURNED TO NORMAL SUCTION FROM CTR TANK. CAPT CONFIRMED XFD VLV WAS CLOSED. DEBRIEF FROM FLT CREW: IMBALANCE OCCURRED JUST AFTER LIFT OFF. IN FLIGHT. R/H MAIN TANK DROPPED 1100 LBS, THEN FLUCTUATED SEVRAL TIMES PLEASE CONTACT TOMC BEFORE COMMENCING ANY WORK. UPDATED MAA CODE FIX USING VENDOR MAA SCREEN VERIFIED THE LEFT AND RIGHT CENTER FUEL PUMPS ARE PRODUCING PRESSURE AND R/H TANK IS NOT TRANSFERRING IN THE CENTER TANK. PERFORMED DRY CAPACITANCE CHECK ON THE R/H FUEL TANK AND FOUND F4, F5 AND F6 REF AMM 28-41-21-080-001. THE FOLLOWING TANK UNITS OUT OF RANGE: F15 (COMP), F1, F2, F3, ADD EMP:V916738 ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1039987 SN OFF 0576 TT # 1170439 SN OFF 0512 TT # 1990721 SN OFF 0552 TT # 1996359 SN OFF 3300 PROBE, FUEL 737 OFF 29-2841-9-9011 0576 ON 29-2841-9-9011 4635 PROBE, FUEL 737 OFF 29-2841-9-9008 0512 ON 29-2841-9-9008 0927 PROBE, FUEL, 73 OFF 29-2841-9-9010 0552 ON 29-2841-9-9010 6215 COMPENSATOR, FU OFF 29-2841-9-0001 3300 ON 29-2841-9-0001 9322 RED FOR CLEARNCES AND WIRE LOOPS. WORK PERFOMRED BY TANK TIGERS. M 28-41-21-000/400-801. INSPECTION VER