Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Boeing 7377Q8

Difficulty date
April 19, 2024
Submitted
April 23, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7864B
Make and model
Boeing 7377Q8
Aircraft serial
30638
Aircraft time
64,187 hours, 42,642 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Faulted
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED FUEL IMBALANCE OF ALMOST 1000LBS. LEFT SIDE LOW. CREW SUSPECTED FUEL LEAK ON LEFT SIDE. UPON ARRIVAL I WAS PRESENT FOR TAXI IN AND ENGINE IDLING AT GATE PRIOR TO SHUT DOWN. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY LEAKS AT ALL FROM EITHER COWLING OR TAILPIPE. WING SURFACES WERE ALSO CLEAN AND DRY. BOTH ENGINE FUEL USED COUNTERS MATCHED INDICATING EVEN FUEL BURN. FUEL QUANTITY OF LEFT TANK WAS 940LBS LOWER THAN RIGHT AND CENTER QUANTITY WAS ZERO. PERFORMED CROSSFEED VALVE FUNCTION TEST PER AMM 28-22-00; NO LEAKAGE. PERFORMED COMPARISON CHECK OF FLIGHT DECK INDICATORS AND MEASURING STICKS OF BOTH MAIN TANKS PER AMM 28-41-00. LEFT INDICATION +122LBS; RIGHT INDICATION +150LBS. BOTH WITHIN LIMITS. VERIFIED BOTH WING TANK CHECK VALVES ARE NOT ALLOWING FUEL MIGRATION PER FIM 28-21 TASKS 814 AND 815. NO FAULTS FOUND ON FQIS BITE. NO HISTORY OF THIS TYPE OF ISSUE AND I CAN FIND NO FAULTS.

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