Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
December 26, 2000
Submitted
January 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N502DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21304
Aircraft time
75,534 hours, 50,900 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
80111
Part serial
1276
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel Tank
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FUEL MIGRATION AFTER T/O FROM NBR 3 TANK TO NBR 2 TANK. FOUND NBR 3 DUMP VALVE FAILED OPEN AND NBR 2 FILL VALVE STUCK IN MID POSITION RPLD BOTH VALVES OPS NOW NML