Service difficulty report · Manifold · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
August 30, 2006
Submitted
September 22, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N635AA
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
24593
Part
Manifold
Condition
Stuck
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DFW - UNABLE TO FEED FUEL FROM LEFT WING TANK. FUEL ONLY USED FROM RIGHT HAND TANK. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. CROSSFEED MANIFOLD APPEARED STUCK OPEN WITH RIGHT HAND PUMPS STRONGER THAN LEFT HAND PUMPS BURNING RIGHT HAND FUEL FIRST. PERFORMED FUEL QUANTITY BITE CHECKS, FUEL QUANTITY SYSTEM CHECK AND FUEL PUMP CHECK. NO FAULTS FOUND. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.