Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 11, 2025
Submitted
December 12, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N791UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26933
Aircraft time
111,139 hours, 14,852 cycles
Part
Shutoff Valve
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

WHILE RUNNING RT PACK AND CARGO HEAT IN HIGH AFT CARGO PIT DEVEL OPED SMOKE IN COMPARTMENT. TECH WAS WORKING IN AFT CARGO WHEN SMOKE WAS OBSEVERED. HE NOTED ISSUE WHEN APU BLEED AIR WAS TURNED ON. NOTICED IN FLT DECK THAT CARGO HEAT SWITCHES WHERE BOTH IN HIGH & ALSO THE TAT WAS BELOW 70F WHICH WILL TURN ON CARGO HEAT. TURNED OFF APU AIR & FAULT CLEARED. MOVED ON TO T/S RT PACK ISSUE, AFTER REPAIR OF RT PACK WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ISSUE. TRIED TO DUPLICATE ISSUE WITH CARGO HEAT ON & SPRAYED COLD SPRAY TO LOWER TAT SO CARGO HEAT WOULD COME ON, NO SMOKE NOTED PERFORMED CARGO HEAT MAT TEST NO FAULTS NOTED. DO NOT SEE PACK ISSUE CAUSING SMOKE ISSUE. REMOVED APU BLEED VALVE & INSPECT FOR OIL CONTAMINATION IAW AMM 36-12-04-200-801. REMOVED APU SHUTOFF VALVE AND INSPECTED VALVE & DUCTING FOR OIL CONTAMINATION. FOUND NO CONTAMINATION. REMOVED APU SHUTOFF VALVE IAW AMM 36-12-02-000-801. INSTALLED APU SHUTOFF VALVE IAW AMM 36-12-02-400-801. INSTALLATION TEST AND PNEUMATIC TESTS SATISFACTORY.