Service difficulty report · Compensator · Boeing 73776N

Difficulty date
January 4, 2022
Submitted
January 5, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7846A
Make and model
Boeing 73776N
Aircraft serial
35218
Aircraft time
41,443 hours, 29,136 cycles
Part
Compensator
Part number
2020201
Part serial
7153
Condition
Faulty
Location
L/H Wing
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FUEL IMBALANCE DEVELOPED RAPIDLY BY THE TIME WE REACHED CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 34;000. OVER 700# LESS IN LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK THAN RIGHT TANK. AND FUEL TOTAL WAS DECREASING MORE RAPIDLY IN LEFT TANK. ; / [01] OK TO CLOSE PNL 532AB PER MPM 56-04-02; [02] PERFORMED FQIS BITE PROCEDURE PER FIM 28-41 TASK 801. LT COMPENSATOR FAULTED. REMOVED & REPLACED LT FUEL TANK COMPENSATOR PER AMM 28-41-21. OPS & LEAK CHECKS GOOD.

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