Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
September 17, 2016
Submitted
September 21, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N936UW
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27244
Aircraft time
72,074 hours, 27,401 cycles
Part
Shutoff Valve
Condition
Defective
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT WING FUEL IMBALANCE WHEN CENTER FUEL USED. IMBALANCE SEEMED TO TERMINATE WHEN CENTER FUEL AT 11,000 LBS. OPERATES NORMAL WITH CENTER FUEL AT 0 AND BALANCED. NO FUEL LEAK PERCIEVED. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE AFT CROSSFEED VALVE, FORWARD CROSSFEED VALVE AND THE LEFT FUEL PUMP VAPOR RETURN LINE.

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