Service difficulty report · Handle · Boeing 7378H4

Difficulty date
December 31, 2025
Submitted
January 5, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8609A
Make and model
Boeing 7378H4
Aircraft serial
36893
Aircraft time
43,606 hours, 20,711 cycles
Part
Handle
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 500
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, Y
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, LEFT FUEL QUANTITY SHOWED APPROX. 800 LBS DIFF. LEFT TANK LOW ATTEMPTED TO REBALANCE FUEL. IMBALANCE INCREASED TO 1300LBS DIFF. RAN QRH SECURED ENGINE. AFTER LANDING WITH CROSSFEED OPEN PER QRH, RT SIDE FUEL TANK INCREASED TO 2500 LBS DIFF. RT SIDE LOW & CROSSFEED OPEN. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND DEFUEL HANDLE SPRING BROKEN AND LT WING TANK UNITS F1; F2; F3; F7; F9 OUT OF LIMITS. R & R DEFUEL HANDLE ASSEMBLY IAW AMM 28-26-11.

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