SDR TWRA9601

Service difficulty report · Fuel Valve Act · Boeing 747212B

Difficulty date
January 4, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N616FF
Make and model
Boeing 747212B
Aircraft serial
21939
Part
Fuel Valve Act
Part number
MA11A1173
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, FUEL VALVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR APU. FLIGHT ATTENDANT AT L5 DOOR NOTICED A FUEL SMELL. UPON LANDING, THE FUEL VALVE WAS LOCKED OUT. THE ITEM WAS DEFERRED PER DDPG. RETURN FLIGHT TO MIAMI, NO FUEL SMELL WAS NOTICED. ON ARRIVAL AT JFK, INSPECTION CHECKED APU FUEL SHROUD FOR LEAKS, NONE FOUND. MAINTENANCE REPLACED FUEL VALVE ACTUATOR. OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK OK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)

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