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B737 flight crew reports fuel imbalance in cruise and crossfeed circuit breaker is found popped. Diversion is initiated and emergency declared.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 787162 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200805 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 787162 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fuel imbalance light |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During cruise after fuel burned out of center wing tank. Burned tank to engine with all pumps operating and xfeed switch in closed position. Got fuel imbal light on left main tank (1200 pounds less than right). Tried to balance fuel by opening xfeed. Xfeed light inoperative and no way to know xfeed status. Ran fuel imbal and xfeed inoperative QRH. Contacted maintenance control and dispatch. Checked circuit breaker panel; found xfeed circuit breaker popped. All agreed with diversion to ZZZ. Declared emergency and landed without incidence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 FLT CREW REPORTS FUEL IMBALANCE IN CRUISE AND CROSSFEED CIRCUIT BREAKER IS FOUND POPPED. DIVERSION IS INITIATED AND EMERGENCY DECLARED.
Narrative: DURING CRUISE AFTER FUEL BURNED OUT OF CTR WING TANK. BURNED TANK TO ENG WITH ALL PUMPS OPERATING AND XFEED SWITCH IN CLOSED POS. GOT FUEL IMBAL LIGHT ON L MAIN TANK (1200 LBS LESS THAN R). TRIED TO BAL FUEL BY OPENING XFEED. XFEED LIGHT INOP AND NO WAY TO KNOW XFEED STATUS. RAN FUEL IMBAL AND XFEED INOP QRH. CONTACTED MAINT CTL AND DISPATCH. CHKED CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL; FOUND XFEED CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. ALL AGREED WITH DIVERSION TO ZZZ. DECLARED EMER AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENCE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.