Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 75733N

Difficulty date
March 23, 2026
Submitted
March 25, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N57864
Make and model
Boeing 75733N
Aircraft serial
32588
Aircraft time
73,780 hours, 22,739 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Part
Valve
Part number
5252158
Part serial
204
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
51,948 hours, 15,711 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEFT ENG FUEL VALVE REMAINED ON DURING ENTIRE FLT THIS ISSUE HAS RECENT HISTORY AND MAY NEED PRESSURIZING AND DRAIN VALVE SWITCH OR FFG AASY ALONG WITH NECESSARY ASSOCIATED CIRCUIT CHECK PER FIM INCL IN PHOTO. IPC REF FOR PRESSURIZING AND DRAIN VALVE ASSY INCL IPC 73-21-01-05 ITEM 265 AIR RETURN FOR LEFT ENGINE FUEL VALVE EIACS MSG AND LEFT FUEL VA LVE LIGHT ILLUMINATING. DURING THE TAKE-OFF ROLL, PILOTS OBSERVE D LEFT FUEL VALVE EICAS MSG APPEAR AND FUEL VALVE LIGHT ILLUMINA TED. PILOTS CONTINUED FOR SOMETIME UNTIL DECIDING TO RETURN TO F IELD. THESE TWO INDICATORS STAYED ON UNTIL PLANE RETURNED TO FIE LD AND LEFT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. PILOTS STATED THAT LEFT ENGINE OPERATING INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL DURING FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENG 1 PRESSURIZING AND DRAIN VALVE SWITCH ASSY REF AMM TASK 73-21-15-400-801-R00. STILL REQUIRES INSTALLATION TEST 1 AND 2 REF AMM TASK 71-00-00-700-804-R03.

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