Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
January 24, 2007
Submitted
January 25, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N644UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25094
Aircraft time
67,398 hours, 10,872 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Check Valve
Condition
Stuck
Location
Rt Fuel Tank
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FUEL CONFIG LIGHT ON AND RT MAIN TANK QTY INCREASED TO 42.6 WHEN LEFT READS 40.4. TTL READS 127.3 AND FMC CALC READS 124.1. FUEL AT DEPT READ 126.6. [5-1-07] REPLACED RT FUEL TANK COMPENSATOR & EMITTER. ALSO, SUSPECT RT MAIN INTANK HARNESS. REPLACED RT MAIN INTANK HARNESS & SUMMING PLUG. SEALED & RETURNED TO SERVICE. FUEL TANK IMBALANCE STILL PARTIALLY INDICATED UNTIL 26MAR07. A/C INPUT TO GSO FOR C13 VISIT 27MAR07. PERFORMED FUEL TANK FLAME ARRESTOR MOD. NO RECURRENCE OF FUEL IMBALANCE AFTER C13 VISIT. SUSPECT TANK WORK/ MOD ACTIVITY RELIEVED A PARTIALLY STUCK FUEL CHECK VALVE.