Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
April 9, 2009
Submitted
April 10, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N212UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30218
Aircraft time
31,395 hours, 6,990 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Engine time
47,002 hours, 8,893 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
D73801001
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fuel System
Part time
47,002 hours, 8,893 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE WON'T SHUT OFF. NR 2 ENG AFTER SHUTDOWN, NOTED FUEL FLOW STUCK AT 1400. TRIED TO SHAKE CUTOFF SWITCH - NO HELP. CYCLED TO ON AND BACK TO CUTOFF, AFTER MORE THAN 30 SECONDS OFF WENT TO ZERO. THEREAFTER, SMELLED STRONG FUEL ODOR. ALSO RAMP SVC REPORTED TAIL PIPE FLAMED AND HEAVY SMOKE. ALSO NOTED, STATUS MSG 'RIGHT FUEL VLV'. REPLACED NR 2 ENG FUEL SHUTOFF SWITCH. SUSPECT NR 2 FUEL CUTOFF SW INTERMITTENT. REPLACED NR 2 ENG FUEL SHUTOFF SWITCH. STARTED ENG 2XS WITH POSITIVE SHUT DOWN.