Service difficulty report · None · Boeing 7378H4

Difficulty date
September 1, 2022
Submitted
September 6, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8322X
Make and model
Boeing 7378H4
Aircraft serial
36997
Aircraft time
33,226 hours, 15,152 cycles
Part
None
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
#2 Eng
Stage of operation
CL
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

AT ABOUT 12000 FEET DURING CLIMBOUT; WE NOTICED THAT THE #2 FUEL QUANTITY WAS DROPPING RAPIDLY. THE #1 FUEL QUANTITY WAS APPROXIMATELY 8520# AND #2 QUANTITY WAS APPROX 7500# A FUEL IMBAL ALERT CAME ON 09/01- HNGR REQUEST# 1929 REPLACE #1 & #2 TANK PROBES/COMPENSATORS DUE TO HISTORY.***SCHD HOU 03SEP**** / [01] PREFORMED FQIS BITE IAW IFIM 28-41-TASK 801 ; NO FAULTS FOUND.<BR>INSPECTED FUEL DIP STICKS IAW FUEL QUALITY MANUAL.;[02] PERFORMED #1 AND #2 ENGINE OPERATIONAL CHECK AT IDLE; FOUND DIFFERENCE IN FUEL FLOW (FF) BETWEEN BOTH ENGINES. ENG # 1 FF SHOWED .70 AND ENG #2 FF SHOWED .74 'AT IDLE.'<BR>ADDITIONALLY; PER TASK 28-41-21 'TANK AND COMPENSATOR UNITS - FUEL QUANTITY INDICATING SYSTEM HEALTH CHECK;' ON RIGHT WING; FOUND THESE TANK UNITS TO BE OUT OF TOLERANCE; F2; F4; F5; F6; F11; AND F12. THE MEASURED CAPACITANCE VALUES WERE AS FOLLOWS (F2 - 87.43); (F4 - 59.54); (F5 - 71.30); (F6 - 78.61); (F11 - 11.65); (F12 - 11.50).;[03] OK TO CONTINUE PER MEL 28-6-01 SP-1 AUTH # 85791;[04] REMOVED AND REPLACED COMPENSATOR F15R AND 12 UNITS F1R; F2R; F3R; F4R; F5R; F6R; F7R; F8R; F9R; F10R; F11R AND F12R AS PER REF AMM 28-41-21. OPS CHECK GOOD ALL WORK PERFORMED BY TANK TIGERS.

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