Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Boeing 737800*

Difficulty date
March 18, 2004
Submitted
June 4, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737800*
Part
Check Valve
Part number
2670137101
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuel Storage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(AUS) WING REFUELING MANIFOLD CHECK VALVE DAMAGED. CHECK VALVE HAD DAMAGE ON THE VALVE BODY, SPRING AND FLAPPERS. WEAR ALSO FOUND ON THE FLAPPER ATTACHMENT LUGS AND THE LUGS ON THE VALVE BODY WHICH HOLDS THE FLAPPER PIN. THE FLAPPER SEPARATED FROM THE VALVE AND WAS FOUND IN THE CENTER FUEL TANK. FOD.

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