Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Boeing 73773V

Difficulty date
December 5, 2024
Submitted
December 9, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N561WN
Make and model
Boeing 73773V
Aircraft serial
32417
Aircraft time
63,456 hours, 40,793 cycles
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
Abnormal
Location
#1 Tank
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K, O
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

MID FLIGHT NOTICED ABNORMAL FUEL DECREASING. NOTICED UP TO 700 LBS FUEL IMBALANCE. NO TRANSFER OF FUEL FROM TANK TO TANK. NO 1 TANK LOW. PHX PERFORMED COMPARISON CHECK & VERIFIED #1 TANK IS 700 LBS LOW. NEEDS THE BOX HOOKED UP FOR TROUBLESHOTING. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING PLEASE NOTIFY MX CONTROL TO SET UP TANK DIVE. PERFORMED COMPARISON CHECK (DRIP STICKS) AND FOUND #1 TANK 700 LBS LOW. OK TO CONTINUE PER MEL 28-6-01; SP-1; SP-3; SP-28. FOUND PROBE F7R OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED TANK UNIT F1 THRU F12 AND THE COMPENSATOR ON THE L/H WING FQIS IAW AMM 28-41-21. OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.

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