Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
September 1, 2003
Submitted
September 2, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N183AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22650
Aircraft time
63,942 hours, 51,813 cycles
System (JASC)
7312 · Fuel Heater
Part
Valve
Part number
320115
Part serial
895
Condition
Binding
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
35,909 hours, 30,614 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

EN ROUTE FROM ONT TO PHX AT CRUISE RECEIVED HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE LIGHT, FOLLOWED QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND SHUTDOWN THE NO. 1 ENGINE, LANDED AT PHX WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND FOUND THE FUEL HEAT VALVE STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION, REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL HEAT DEICING AIR VALVE IAW BMM 73-14-11, PG. 401, OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. WIND-MILLING DETERMINED TO BE LESS THAN 30 MINUTES, INSPECTED CHIP DETECTORS, NO DEFECTS NOTE, REMOVED AND REPLACED OIL FILTER AND CHANGED OIL.