Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
April 24, 2021
Submitted
April 26, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27734
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
28949
Aircraft time
68,732 hours, 23,007 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
Potable Water
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

POTABLE WATER DRAINED IN FLT UPON A/C ARRIVAL, OPENED WATER SERVICE PANEL AND A BLOCK OF ICE FELL OUT ALONG WITH A FEW DROPS OF WATER FROM THE FILL PORT. OVERFLOW AND BELLY DRAINS WERE ALL DRY. CHECKED POTABLE WATER TANK AND SURROUNDING AREA, FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKS AND BLANKETS WERE DRY. SERVICED POTABLE WATER AND AT THIS TIME, SYSTEM IS OPERATING NORMALLY. DUE TO HISTORY, REF LOG 6141311, RECOMMEND CHANGING THE FILL/OVERFLOW VALVE. FOUND LARGE AIR/WATER LEAK FROM FILL/OVERFLOW VALVE; REMOVED AND REPLACED FILL/OVERFLOW VALVE. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD. REF AMM 38-11-08 ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1177976 SN OFF 0373 VALVE, FILL, PO OFF 29-3811-9-0001 0373 ON 29-3811-9-0001 0342