Service difficulty report · Manifold · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
January 21, 2003
Submitted
February 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N338UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24242
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Manifold
Part number
4950084
Condition
Broken
Location
Apu Fuel
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FUEL LEAK APU AUTO SHUTDOWN. APU DEFERRED. C/B PULLED. FOUND LEAK AT FUEL HEATER. HEATER NOT LEAKING. MAIN FUEL MANIFOLD CRACKED AT 11:00 O`CLOCK POSITION AT FUEL NOZZLE (INJECTOR) MANIFOLD HAS 14 FUEL TUBES. ONE HAS A BROKEN TUBE BETWEEN THE FLEXIBLE FIRE SLEEVE AND THE B-NUT TO THE FUEL INJECTOR. PART SENT TO LAB FOR ANALYSIS.