Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve

Difficulty date
December 22, 2023
Submitted
December 26, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Cfmint LEAP1B21
Part
Shutoff Valve
Part number
63292D682
Condition
Faulted
Location
Fuel Sys
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING AN INSPECTION OF ENGINE, DAMAGE TO THRUST REVERSER, HPSOV VALVE & ELECTRICAL WIRE WAS DETECTED. HPSOV ASSY WAS FOUND INCORRECTLY ALIGNED WITH ADJACENT AIR DUCT. LAST MX OF PARTS WERE IDENTIFIED TO BE AN ON-WING INTERVENTION BY LSO ON-WING SUPPORT TEAMS FOR FUEL NOZZLES REPLACEMENT. HPSOV IS PART OF THE QUICK ENGINE CHANGE WHICH IS A BOEING OWN DESIGN. DURING THE FUEL NOZZLES REPLACEMENT, THE HPSOV IS DISSASSEMBLED TO ACCESS TO THE FUEL NOZZLES. AFTER FUEL NOZZLES REPLACEMENT, THE RE-ASSEMBLY OF THE HPSOV MUST BE DONE FOLLOWING AMM PROCEDURE. THE AMM PROCEDURE INCLUDES A SPECIFIC WARNING TO ALIGN THE HPSOV, THE LOWER CDP DUCT AND A COUPLING PART BY ENSURING ALIGNMENT OF ALIGNMENT MARKS.