Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
July 11, 2009
Submitted
July 13, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N774UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26936
Aircraft time
54,283 hours, 10,735 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Check Valve
Part number
568131509000
Part serial
0850923
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

UNCOMMANDED FUEL XFER FROM RIGHT TO CENTER TANK CONTINUOUS 2000 LBS-HR. REPLACED CENTER TANK RT OVERRIDE-JETTISON PUMP DISCHARGE CHECK VALVE, ACP'D FUNCTIONAL CHECK AND NO TRANSFER NOTED. CENTER RT OVERRIDE JETTISON PUMP REMOVED AND REINSTALLED. TRANSFERRED FUEL AND ACP'D LEAK CHECK, ALL NOW OK.