Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 737230

Difficulty date
April 3, 2006
Submitted
April 4, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821AL
Make and model
Boeing 737230
Aircraft serial
23155
Aircraft time
43,118 hours, 61,748 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Fuel Shut Off
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT CREW ACTION AFTER NORMAL START, DURING PUSHBACK. FUEL VALVE CLOSED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LT FUEL SHUT OFF VALVE IAW MM 28-22-11, LEAK CHECK OKAY. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED TWO WIRES AT THE CONNECTOR FOR THE LEFT FUEL SHUT OFF VALVE BROKEN. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRES AT CONNECTOR, OPS CHECK OKAY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.