SDR 2005F00074

Service difficulty report · Guard · Boeing 7272D3

Difficulty date
February 9, 2005
Submitted
April 20, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804AJ
Make and model
Boeing 7272D3
Aircraft serial
21021
Part
Guard
Part number
6000145
Condition
Sticking
Location
Switch
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

FLT 725 - MIA-MEX - CREW REPORTED NR 2 CROSSFEED VALVE WOULD NOT OPEN IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MIA, AIRCRAFT LANDED AT MIA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 2 FUELING VALVE SWITCH IN THE ON POSITION AT THE WING FUELING STATION. MAINTENANCE RESET THE SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION, AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED OF THE NR 2 FUELING CROSSFEED VALVE AND WAS FOUND TO BE OPERATING NORMAL IAW BOEING 727 MM CH 28-20-0. AS A PRECAUTIONARY THE NR 2 FUELING VALVE SWITCH GUARD WAS REPLACED IN THE WING FUELING STATION. AIRCRAFT FLEW LATER THAT EVENING MIA-MEX-MID-MIA WITH NO FURTHER FUEL CROSSFEED VALVE PROBLEMS REPORTED. (M)

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