Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Boeing 737275C

Difficulty date
February 29, 2016
Submitted
March 1, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810TA
Make and model
Boeing 737275C
Aircraft serial
21116
Aircraft time
69,968 hours, 63,854 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Part number
2690268
Part serial
370
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel System
Part time
69,968 hours, 63,854 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

RIGHT FUEL TANK DUMPING FUEL INTO CTR TANK IN FLIGHT. TURNED ON CTR TANK RT BOOST PUMP & TURNED OFF RT TANK FUEL PUMPS. LANDED WITH 5400 LBS LT TANK, 4000 LBS RT TANK & 2000 LBS IN CTR TANK. FLIGHT BEGAN WITH 16000 LBS FUEL ON BOARD & CTR TANK ALMOST EMPTY. CARGO FLIGHTS ARE OF 30 MINS DURATION & CTR FUEL TANK ALMOST NEVER USED AT ALL. ACFT TURNED AROUND & LANDED BACK AT AIRPORT. TOTAL FLIGHT TIME 0.6 HRS, BLOCK 8. REPLACED CTR TANK ON WAY FUEL CHECK VLV. FLAPPER RETURN SPRING WAS BROKEN, TOP & BOTTOM FLAPPERS REMAINED OPEN ALLOWING FUEL MIGRATION BACK INTO CTR TANK FROM RT WING TANK. FUEL MIGRATION ISSUES NOW RESOLVED.