Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 7472B5F

Difficulty date
May 11, 2011
Submitted
May 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N704SA
Make and model
Boeing 7472B5F
Aircraft serial
24195
Aircraft time
97,295 hours, 16,233 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4G2
Engine time
72,022 hours, 16,467 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
MA11A1194
Part serial
5379
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cross Feed
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

WITH NR 4 CROSS FEED VALVE INDICATING "OPEN", NR 4 TANK (QTY) WENT DOWN AS IF CROSSFEED VALVE WAS CLOSED. NR 4 TANK BOOST PUMP LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS DID NOT FLASH, ENGINE NR 4 FLAMED-OUT. DESCENDED TO FL 300 AND RECYCLED NR 4 CROSSFEED VALVE, ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS/OIL PRESSURES WERE NORMAL FOR INFLIGHT RESTART. NR 4 ENGINE RESTART WAS SUCCESSFUL, TOTAL SHUTDOWN TIME WAS 2 MINUTES. ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS REMAINED NORMAL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT. PERFORMED WINDMILL INSPECTION OF NR 4 ENGINE IAW AMM 72-00-00, NO DEFECTS NOTED. DE-ACTIVATED NR 4 CROSSFEED VALVE PER MEL 28-05, NR 4 CROSSFEED VALVE LOCKED IN "OPEN" POSITION AND TRANSFERRED TO DI. REPLACED CROSSFEED VALVE ACTUATOR PER AMM 28-22-02.

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