Service difficulty report · Fuel So Valve · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
September 14, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7256U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21403
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Fuel So Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING START, NR 1 ENGINE STABILIZED MOMENTARILY, THEN SHUT DOWN/FLAMED OUT. FUEL FLOW RANGED BETWEEN 800 AND 1,200 THEN WENT TO ZERO. *S/D* REPLACED FUEL SHUT OFF VALVE, RAN ENGINE AT POWER AND CHECKED GOOD IN ALL PARAMETERS.