Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 777232

Difficulty date
January 11, 2018
Submitted
January 11, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N863DA
Make and model
Boeing 777232
Aircraft serial
29735
Aircraft time
78,757 hours, 9,419 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Crossfeed
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFT CROSSFEED VALVE IS INTERMITTENT IN OPERATION. THE VALVE FAILED TO OPEN WHEN COMMANDED. AFTER SEVERAL CYCLES OF AFT CROSSFEED VALVE SWITCH, THE AFT VALVE OPENED, EICAS AND STATUS MESSAGES WERE PRESENT, WHEN THE VALVE IS COMMANDED, THE VALVE FAILED TO CLOSED. AFTER SEVERAL CYCLES OF THE AFT CROSSFEED SWITCH, THE VALVE CLOSED. VALVE DISAGREEMENT LIGHT AND DISPLAY OF FUEL SYSTEM SCHEMATIC CONFIRM FAULT. FWD CROSSFEED VALVE OPS NORMAL. R & R THE AFT CROSSFEED VALVE IAW AMM 28-22. ALL CDCCL REQUIREMENTS COMPLIED IAW SFAR 88. OPS CHECKED NORMAL. OK FOR SERVICE.