What was found
DURING FUELING, A FUEL SPILLAGE IN THE LT TANK OCCURRED DUE TO THE SHUTOFF VALVE DID NOT CLOSE. MX PERSONNEL CLOSED THE VALVE MANUALLY. THE SHUTOFF VALVE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 28-21-51, TESTED CORRECT.
- Difficulty date
- May 27, 2012
- Submitted
- May 29, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N784XA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737752
- Aircraft serial
- 33784
- Aircraft time
- 28,045 hours, 14,399 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2823 · Fuel Selector/Shut-Off Valve
- Part
- Shutoff Valve
- Part number
- 2670136
- Part serial
- 48696
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Lt
- Part time
- 19,517 hours, 9,951 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.