Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 18, 2013
Submitted
October 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28708
Aircraft time
61,678 hours, 17,173 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Valve
Part number
125334D2
Part serial
T01374
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

UNWANTED FUEL TRANSFER FROM LT MAIN TO CTR AT A RATE OF 800 LBS HOUR. DUPLICATED TRANSFER ON GROUND AT A RATE OF 100 LBS PER 10 MIN FROM LT MAIN TO CTR FUEL TANK, COULD NOT DUPLICATE. R & R LT HAND DEFUEL VLV & VLV ACTUATOR. RIGGED ADAPTER PLATE IAW MM.