Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
August 27, 2002
Submitted
September 12, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft time
54,098 hours, 49,371 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
System (JASC)
7312 · Fuel Heater
Part
Shutoff Valve
Part number
320115
Condition
Stuck
Location
Fuel Heat
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE CLIMBING TO 15,000 70NM EAST OF YUL, NR 2 ENGINE OIL TEMP STARTED CLIMBING INTO YELLOW ARC. COMPLETED QRH CHECKLIST AND AFTER 15 MINUTES ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN TO YUL. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE FUEL HEAT VALVE WAS STUCK HALF OPEN. VALVE REPLACED AND CHECKED SERVICEABLE, ALL PARAMETERS CHECKED NORMAL ON FIRST FLIGHT FROM YUL TO YYZ.