Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 15, 2007
Submitted
March 20, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24871
Aircraft time
55,730 hours, 19,381 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Unknown
Condition
Vibration
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT DIVERTED DUE TO AN AIRFRAME VIBRATION. UNIDENTIFIED RUMBLE- VIBRATION VERY STRONG AFT GALLEY MIDDLE FLOOR. FOUND WATER FILL VALVE OPEN, CLOSED VALVE. SERVICE PANEL HAD ICE CHUNKS BANGING AROUND INSIDE CAUSING NOISE. CLEANED OUT PANEL AND CLOSED. REMOVED AFT CARGO CENTER WALL PANEL AND INSPECTED AREA AROUND WATER TANK, NO LEAKS FOUND. NO WATER PRESSURE, PULLED CB'S TO POT WATER COMPRESSOR. VIBRATION IN CTRLINE IN AFT GALLEY CONTINUES AND GETS WORSE AT TIMES. FOUND FILL VALVE IN SERVICE PANEL OPEN. CLOSED PANEL, AIR COMPRESSOR BUILDS PRESSURE AND SHUTS OFF AS NORMAL. MAINTENANCE TO ENSURE FILL VLV IS CLOSED, WATER PRESSURE AVAILABLE IN CABIN AND COMPRESSOR IS SILENT PRIOR TO RE-DISPATCHING.