Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 73776Q

Difficulty date
April 12, 2022
Submitted
April 18, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7882B
Make and model
Boeing 73776Q
Aircraft serial
30271
Aircraft time
47,209 hours, 30,456 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Out Of Balance
Location
#1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RECURRING FUEL IMBALANCE OF 380 LBS EVERY 30 MIN WAS OBSERVED. NO. 2 FUEL TANK QUANTITY DROPPED BELOW THE NO. 1 FUEL TANK QUANTITY AT THIS RATE. CROSSFED TO CORRECT THE IMBALANCE. CONTROL... ...COLUMN DEFLECTION WAS NOTED DURING THE IMBALANCE. NO 1 ENGINE FUEL FLOW AVERAGED 20 PPH HIGHER THAN NO. 2 ENGINE. AFTER SHUTDOWN AT GATE TOTAL FUEL USED PLUS FUEL REMAINING WAS APPROX. 400 MLBS LESS THAN WE STARTED WITH AT DEPARTURE. / [01] C/W FQIS BITE PER FIM 28-41-801 FOUND NO FAULTS. C/W FUEL CROSS FEED VALVE TEST PER 28-22-00 FOUND NO FAULTS. VERIFIED FUEL QTY INDICATORS WITH STICKS FOUND NO FAULTS. CONFIRMED THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF AN EXTERNAL FUEL LEAK. AS PER 5-51-48 NO CONDITIONAL INSPECTION REQUIRED.

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