Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 6, 2012
Submitted
December 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35686
Aircraft time
19,127 hours, 6,028 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Crossfeed
Part time
19,113 hours, 6,025 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, PRIOR TO EEP, ATTEMPTED TO CYCLE FUEL CROSSFEED. NO LIGHT INDICATING VALVE MOVEMENT. LIGHT DID NOT TEST WITH PRESS TO TEST. REPLACED BOTH LIGHT BULBS WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. ON CHECKING P-6-3 PANEL, FOUND FUEL CROSSFEED VALVE CIRCUIT BREAKER OPEN. AFTER COORDINATING WITH MX, ATTEMPTED ONE RESET. WHEN VALVE ATTEMPTED TO BE CYCLED, LIGHT INITIALLY ILLUMINATED BRIGHT BLUE, THEN WENT OUT. CIRCUIT BREAKER OPENED. VERIFIED DISCREPANCY, REPLACED FUEL CROSSFEED VALVE IAW AMM 28-22-21. CROSSFEED VALVE OPS CHECKED NORMAL IAW AMM 28-22-21.