Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
June 9, 2013
Submitted
August 27, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N776UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26937
Aircraft time
70,646 hours, 12,442 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Control Unit
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK REFUEL VALVES DID NOT SHUTOFF. LEFT TANKS HAD SHUT DOWN WITH STOP ON GAUGE & ALL VALVES CLOSED. AFTER TRANSFERRING FUEL FROM LT TO CTR & BACK AGAIN VERIFIED THAT WHEN CLOSING VALVES INBD TAKES A LONG TIME TO CLOSE & WHEN TRANSFERRING WITH VALVES SELECTED CLOSED TRANSFERS AT HALF RATE. CONFIRMED ONLY ONE VALVE OPEN. LATE CLOSING OF INBD VALVE INDICATES INBD VALVE STUCK OPEN. REPLACED LT WING MAIN TANK, INNER REFUEL VALVE CONTROL UNIT IAW AMM.