Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Boeing 737705

Difficulty date
May 8, 2011
Submitted
May 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N855AM
Make and model
Boeing 737705
Aircraft serial
33792
Aircraft time
21,431 hours, 11,434 cycles
Part
Shutoff Valve
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING FUELING, A FUEL SPILLAGE IN THE LT TANK VENTILATION OCCURRED DUE TO THE SHUTOFF VALVE DID NOT CLOSE PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED. THE PLATFORM WAS CLEANED BY FIREMEN AND MX CLOSED THE VALVE MANUALLY, FUELING CONTINUED AND IT PERFORMED FUEL TRANSFERENCE IAW MM 12-11-00; SO THE FUELING SHUTOFF VALVE SYS WAS VERIFIED IAW 28-13-00, ALL CORRECT. ADDITIONALLY, AFTER ENGINES WERE STARTED, ACFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO FUEL SPILLAGE ON SURGE TANK ACCESS DOOR PANEL; SO THE LT TANK FUEL DID TRANSFERENCE UP TO 3700 KILOGRAMS IAW MM 12-11-00, ALL CORRECT.