Service difficulty report · Fuel Module · Boeing 737130

Difficulty date
March 29, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14212
Make and model
Boeing 737130
Aircraft serial
19029
Part
Fuel Module
Part number
693733534
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cockpit
Part time
8,825 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ELECTRICAL SMOKE AND FUMES WERE OBSERVED IN THE COCKPIT WHILE EN ROUTE. ALSO, THE MASTER CAUTION FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO DCA WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FUEL SYSTEM MODULE AT FAULT. THE FUEL SYSTEM MODULE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.