Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 747122

Difficulty date
March 12, 2002
Submitted
March 14, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N852FT
Make and model
Boeing 747122
Aircraft serial
19757
Aircraft time
21,589 hours, 87,219 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
408841
Condition
Binding
Location
Reserve Tank
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING REFUELING, NR 1 RESERVE VALVE FAILED TO OPEN AND UNABLE TO PUT FUEL INTO NR 1 RESERVE TANK. FOUND EXCESSIVE SHAFT BINDING THAT WOULD ONLY ALLOW PARTIAL OPENING OF THE VALVE. FUELED TANK, MANUALLY CLOSED VALVE. AFTER REFUELING, NR 2 MAIN TANK READ 38.0 & NR 3 MAIN TANK READ 36.6. DURING TAXI, FUEL QUANTITIES CHANGE WAS NOTED. NR 2 TANK READ 30.5 AND NR 3 TANK READ 42.7. A/C RETURNED TO BLOCK. INSPECTED REFUEL VALVES AND RESET SWITCHES. REOPENED AND CLOSED NR 3 MAIN REFUEL VALVE. INSPECTED REFUEL MANIFOLD. FOUND ALL OK FOR SERVICE WITH NO FUEL MIGRATION.