Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 15, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N551UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25399
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Fuel Control
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Engine
Component
Hamstd · 7791005
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
J, R, Y
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

TOP OF DESCENT, LEFT ENGINE VALVE LIGHT ACTIVATED. NO RESPONSE WITH THROTTLE MOVEMENT. RESTARTED LEFT ENGINE. DURING SHORT FINAL APPROACH AGAIN NO RESPONSE FROM LEFT ENGINE. TAXIED TO GATE ON ONE ENGINE. O-RINGS USED TO SEAL THE MINIMUM PRESSURE SHUTOFF VALVE (MPSOV) AGAINST THE FUEL CONTROL HOUSING WERE DAMAGED. FCU WAS REPLACED. OPERATION CHECKS NORMAL.