Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
May 25, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N655UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25393
Aircraft time
34,147 hours, 5,416 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Valve
Part number
408844
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FOUND UNWANTED FUEL XFER FROM LT TO CENTER TANK AT A RATE OF 100 LBS IN 3 MINUTES WITH LT FUEL LEVEL INDICATING 30,000 LBS. FOUND FUEL ENTERING CENTER TANK THRU FILL MANIFOLD DRAIN VALVE. SUSPECT O/B FILL VALVE ACCOUNT OF XFER CEASES WHEN LEVEL IS DROPPED TO 10,000 LBS. CONDITION WAS BOOST PUMPS OFF, DEFUEL VALVES CLOSED, FILL VALVES CLOSED, AND XFEED CLOSED. *S/D* TRANSFER WAS FOUND TO BE RESULT OF LEAKS FROM MAIN TANKS TO CENTER TANK AT LEFT AND RIGHT RIB 3 AND THE LEFT OUTBOARD FILL VALVE WAS FAILING TO FULLY CLOSE. THE LEAKS WERE SEALED AND THE FILL VALVE (PN40884-4) REPLACED. THERE HAS BEEN NO FURTHER FUEL TRANSFER.