Service difficulty report · Nut · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
September 27, 2002
Submitted
October 15, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N771UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26932
Aircraft time
28,789 hours, 5,858 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Nut
Part number
AS1734D32
Condition
Damaged
Location
Relief Valve
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED UNCOMMANDED FUEL TRANSFER FROM RT TO LT WING AT A RATE THAT REQUIRED CONSTANT FUEL BALANCING. NO EVIDENCE OF TOTAL FUEL QTY LOSS. A LEAKING WIGGINS COUPLING ON THE JETTISON / REFUEL MANIFOLD, IN THE LT MAIN TANK. ADJACENT TO THE LT OUTBOARD REFUEL VALVE. THE RT MAIN JETTISION FUEL PUMP WAS RUNNING UNCOMMANDED DUE TO ITS ELCU, M28212, FAILING IN THE CLOSED POSITION (THUS POWERING THE PUMP.THE COUPLING NUT & SEAL, AND THE ELCU WERE REPLACED