Service difficulty report · Compensator · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
March 12, 2024
Submitted
March 14, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37253
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
30584
Aircraft time
72,366 hours, 26,534 cycles
Part
Compensator
Part number
2020201
Part serial
3903
Condition
Out Of Limits
Location
Rt Main Tank
Part time
65,707 hours, 25,096 cycles
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

AT FL250 AT FULL POWER LEFT TANK BURN WAS ABOUT .01LBS PER SECON D. IMBALANCE OF 1000LBS IMBALANCE PIC IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF THE FUEL FEED MANIFOLD, RECOMMEND THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE FOLLOWING AMM TESTS: TASK 28-22-15-710-801 - ENGINE FUEL FEED MANIFOLD - LEAK TEST AND REF LP 7329764 ACCOMPLISHED ENG FUEL FEED MANIFOLD LEAK TEST REF AMM 28-22-15-710-801,FIRST ATTEMPT HAD #2 ENG SPAR VALVE COUPLING LEAKING REPLACED ORINGS REF LP 7329764. ACOMPLISHED SECOND TEST AND PRESSURE DROP NOW WITHIN LIMITS. OPERATIONAL TEST AND REPORT IN THIS LOG PAGE YOUR FINDINGS AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. REF LP 7329764 FOR ORING AND COUPLING REPLACEMENT AND 7329384 FOR R/R OF FQIS, RT WING PROBES 1,2,3,8 AND COMPENSATOR CHANGED REF LP 7325017 FQIS TEST PASSED. NO FAULTS FOUND. REF LOGPAGE #7322011 FOR FUEL INBALANCE. PERFORMED FIM 28-41 TASK 814. PERFORMED FQIS BITE PROCEDURE, TEST PASSED. NO CURRENT OR PREVIOUS FAULTS FOUND. SUMPED ALL 3 FUEL TANKS, NO WATER FOUND. WITH BOTH MAIN FUEL TANKS SUMPED, THE RIGHT TANK STILL SHOWED 100LBS. PERFORMED FUEL TANK AND COMPENSATOR UNITS RESISTANCE AND CAPACITANCE CHECKS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN FUEL TANKS REF AMM 28-41-21-710-801. ALL TANK UNITS AND COMPENSATOR IN THE LEFT MAIN TANK ARE WITHIN LIMITS. THE RIGHT MAIN FUEL TANK TANK UNITS 1, 2, 3, 8 AND COMPENSATOR ARE OUT OF LIMITS. REF LP 7332801, 7330210, 7328750, 7328722, 7328642 FOR PROBES AND COMPENSATOR REPLACEMENT. PERFORMED FUEL TANK AND COMPENSATOR