SDR P2EA97037

Service difficulty report · Defuel Valve · Boeing 737222

Difficulty date
May 31, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603DJ
Make and model
Boeing 737222
Aircraft serial
19955
Part
Defuel Valve
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Nr 1 Tank
Stage of operation
CL
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

FLT 635 - MCI - AIR RETURN - EMERGENCY DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL. EXPERIENCED FUEL IMBALANCE AFTER DEPARTURE, RETURNED MCI. FOUND DEFUEL VALVE IN OPEN POSITION AND NR 1 TANK VALVE OPEN. DEFUELED AIRCRAFT AND ACCOMPLISHED KNOWN QUANTITY FUELING. CLOSED ALL VALVES. ACCOMPLISHED PRECAUTIONARY OVERWEIGHT LANDING CHECK PER GMM 7-4. (M)