Service difficulty report · Valve Body · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
May 10, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N174UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24381
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Valve Body
Part number
60B9260513
Condition
Broken
Location
Ctr Fuel Tank
Part time
30,825 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UNWANTED FUEL TRANSFER. *S/D* THE SHAFTS TO BOTH JETTISON TRANSFER VALVES IN THE CENTER TANK WERE BROKEN. DUE TO PRESSURE IN THE MANIFOLD, THE VALVE BODY WAS FREE TO FLOP OPEN AND CAUSED THE FUEL IMBALANCE PROBLEM. REPLACED TRANSFER VALVES, OPERATION CHECKS NORMAL.