Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 7472U3B

Difficulty date
December 20, 2003
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N923FT
Make and model
Boeing 7472U3B
Aircraft serial
22769
Aircraft time
65,922 hours, 18,349 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7Q
Engine time
50,315 hours, 13,908 cycles
System (JASC)
7312 · Fuel Heater
Part
Valve
Part number
A26602
Part serial
1122088
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 1 ENG FUEL HEAT FAILED IN OPEN POS WITH ICING LIGHT ON, FUEL TEMP MAX. PER FIM 73-01-00 PG 203 FOUND ZERO VOLTAGE AT SOCKETS BAND ON FUEL HEAT VLV CONNECTOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL HEAT VLV IAW MM 73-14-01, OPS NORMAL ON ENG RUN.

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