Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 7, 2006
Submitted
September 12, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26677
Aircraft time
46,401 hours, 17,172 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT MAIN TANK TRANSFERRED INTO CENTER TANK. CREW REPORTED 400 LBS OF FUEL TRANSFER IN 3 HOURS OF FLIGHT. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING, PRESSURIZED MANIFOLD - NO TRANSFER NOTED. PREVIOUSLY, TROUBLESHOT RH CTR TANK BOOST PUMP PRIMER CK VLV AND FEED CK VLV DUE TO APPARENT BYPASSING OF FUEL AT THE PUMP. COULD NOT DUPLICATE ANY FUEL TRANSFER ON GND WITH OR WITHOUT PUMPS PRESSURIZED. PUMPS OFF AND DEFUEL VLVS OPEN TRANSFERS FUEL TO CTR FROM EITHER WING TANK. DUE TO ITS HISTORY, SUSPECT INTERMITTENT L WING DEFUEL VLV AND CTR FUELING MANIFOLD DRAIN CHECK VLVS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH FUEL TRANSFERS. REPLACED RH CTR TANK BOOST PUMP PRIMER DISCHARGE CHK VLV.