Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
August 14, 2008
Submitted
December 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N773UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26929
Aircraft time
52,499 hours, 10,718 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Check Valve
Part number
32C171
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Boost Pump
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UNWANTED FUEL TRANSFER INTO LEFT MAIN TANK FROM CENTER TANK. FUEL TRANSFER FROM RIGHT MAIN TANK INTO LEFT MAIN TANK ALSO WITH CROSS FEED OPEN. FOUND LEFT FWD BOOST PUMP DISCHARGE CHECK VALVE FAILED AND FOD'D OUT PUMP AND HOUSING. REPLACED LEFT MAIN TANK FWD BOOST PUMP (P/N 568-1-29115-004). REPLACED FMU (P/N 808800-1). REPLACED FUEL CONTROL SWITCH (P/N D738-01-001), REPLACED RELAYS FUEL CONT LEFT TD L K76107 AND GEN IGN L K76104. RT OUTBOARD FILL VALVE LEAKING. REPLACED PACKING IN RT OUTBOARD REFUEL CONTROL UNIT. LEAK CHECK NORMAL. REPLACED ENG NR 1 & NR 2 FUEL FILTER ELEMENTS. RAN ENGINE FOUR TIMES EACH TIME ENGINE SHUT DOWN NORMAL. VERIFICATION FLIGHT COMPLIED WITH BY FLIGHT CREW (FLT 109-23).