Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 26, 2002
Submitted
May 8, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N521UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24891
Aircraft time
38,971 hours, 14,617 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Control Unit
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FUEL CONFIGURATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE THE CAUSE WAS A COMBINATION OF A LEAK IN THE RIGHT ENGINE DRY BAY AND A DEFECTIVE RIGHT MAIN TANK FUEL FILL VALVE CONTROL UNIT. THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF IMBALANCE CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE FUEL FILL VALVE CONTROL UNIT WHICH WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. AN OPEN FUEL FILL VALVE CONTROL UNIT TOGETHER WITH A FULL LOAD OF FUEL IN A CLIMB WOULD TRANSFER FUEL BACK INTO THE FUELING MANIFOLD WHERE IT WOULD DRAIN INTO THE CENTER TANK.