Service difficulty report · Line · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 20, 2006
Submitted
January 23, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N569UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26677
Aircraft time
47,463 hours, 17,570 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Line
Part number
343N3301
Condition
Broken
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LT MAIN TANK TRANSFERRED INTO C TANK. L TANK TRANSFERRED APPROX 100 LBS EVERY 20 MINS INTO CTR TANK. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE NOTED THAT TRANSFER IS CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT FLIGHT REALM AT APPROX 300 LBS PER HR AND EVENTUALLY CAUSED A CONSISTENT IMBALANCE BETWEEN LEFT AND RT TANK. FUEL QTY INDICATION OKAY AND NO FUEL QTY FAULTS. REPLACED BROKEN FUEL SCAVENGE LINE.