Service difficulty report · Sensor · Lkheed 1011385115

Difficulty date
June 11, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N737D
Make and model
Lkheed 1011385115
Aircraft serial
193C1228
Part
Sensor
Part number
394491
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Tank
Component
394473149
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT AND CRUISE WITH FULL FUEL LOADS, AIRCRAFT EXPERIECNED SEVERAL INSTANCES OF EXCESSIVE FUEL VENTING OVERBOARD, RESULTING IN AIR TURNBACK. EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING DETERMINED PROBLEM WAS WITH FUEL TRANSFER SYSTEM. A FAULTY THERMISTOR AND SIGNAL CONDITIONER RESULTED IN SIGNALS THAT TRANSFERRED FUEL TO A FULL TANK, THUS CAUSING IT TO VENT THE FUEL OVERBOARD. REPLACED WAS THE HIGH LEVEL FLOAT SWITCH (PN 739400107), FOUND CONTAMINATED, THERMISTOR(FOUND INTERMITTENT)AND SIGNAL CONDITIONER, FOUND TRANSFER CIRCUIT FAULTY.