Service difficulty report · Fuel Sys · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
May 19, 2024
Submitted
May 22, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17314
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
67569
Aircraft time
3,024 hours, 1,080 cycles
Part
Fuel Sys
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Faulted
Location
Na
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

FUEL LEAK SURGE TANK DRAIN LEFT MAY BE C TANK FILLING L TANK RESET PURGE VALVE ON LEFT WING, SUMPED LEFT WING PURGE TANK, NO FUEL FOUND. ACP FIM28-21 TASK 833 C. 1-6 NO FUEL MIGRATION FOUND DURING TESTS. WING FUEL WAS GREATER THAN 6500 AMD CENTER TANK WAS GREATER THAN 1500 FOR EACH TEST FOR 30 MINUTES SINCE FIM TASK 28-21 TASK 833 WAS ACCOMPLISHED. AS PRECAUTIONARY, PERFORMED IDLE ENGINE RUN ON #1 ENGINE REF. AMM 71-00-00-910-803-G00, WITH CROSSFEED VALVE CLOSED, ONLY LEFT CENTER TANK TURNED ON, OTHER FUEL TANK SWITCHES IN THE OFF POSITION. RAN #1 ENGINE WITH 6.51 LBS LEFT WING AND 2.31 ON CENTER TANK. AFTER RUNNING #1 ENGINE FOR 25 MINUTES, ONLY CHANGE WAS 6.52 LBS ON LEFT WING AND 2.00 ON CENTER. ALSO, SUMPED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WING SURGE TANKS, NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL IN THE SURGE TANKS. DID NOT FIND SIGNS OF UNWANTED FUEL TRANSFER DURING THE ENGINE RUN, SUSPECT THERE WAS INTERMITTENT FAULT.

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