Service difficulty report · Probe · Boeing 7377H4

Difficulty date
June 30, 2023
Submitted
July 3, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N792SW
Make and model
Boeing 7377H4
Aircraft serial
27887
Aircraft time
76,107 hours, 45,304 cycles
Part
Probe
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zn 400 Nacelle/P
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K, R, Y
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB OUT AT 20;000 FT. WE NOTICED FUEL QUANTITY DROPPING IN TANK #1 BY 10-30 LBS EVERY 20-30 SECONDS.DROPPED FROM 8 TO 7400 IN ABOUT 5 MINUTES. FAS DID NOT NOTICE SPRAY FROM ENGINE OR PYLON. PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN FUEL LOSS STOPPED FOLLOWING ENGINE SHUTDOWN.06/30/23 #1 TANK COMP AND TANK PROBE 9 OUT OF LIMITS HGR REQ 2468SCHEDULED FOR 02JUL PHX<[01] PERFORMED #1 ENGINE PART POWER LEAK CHECK IAW AMM 71-00-00; TEST #3B. NO EXTERNAL LEAKS NOTED. ENGINE FUEL USAGE EVEN WITH #2 AT SAME POWER SETTING. PERFORMED TANK AND COMPENSATOR UNIT CAPACITANCE CHECK IAW AMM 28-41-21. FOUND #1 MAIN TANK COMPENSATOR AND TANK UNIT #9 OUT OF TOLERANCE. #1 MAIN FUEL TANK COMP AND TANK UNIT #9 NEED REPLACEMENT. OK TO CONTINUE PER MEL 28-6-01 SP1; SP3 AND SP28. <BR>TRK #142132;[02] R/R #1 MAIN TANK COMPENSATOR; AND F9 PROBE; WORK PERFORMED BY AEROTEAMS; W/O # 66-23101. L/H WING FUEL QUANTITY OPS CHECK GOOD PER AMM 28-41-01. THIS CLEARS MEL; S/PS C/W; REF. LOG PAGE: 2376673.

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