Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
September 16, 2009
Submitted
September 21, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N798UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26928
Aircraft time
50,789 hours, 7,477 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Valve
Part number
60B9260220
Condition
Unreliable
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
NR
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

BOTH RIGHT MAIN FUEL TANK REFUEL VALVES FAILED TO OPEN. ACP TANK REFUEL. PRESSURE FUELING WITH INOP REFUEL VALVES. AHM REPORTS MSG 28-20050 'FQPU HAS AN INTERNAL FAULT' WHICH CAN CAUSE REFUELING VALVES TO NOT OPEN. REPLACED OUTBOARD RT REFUELING VALVE. REPLACED FQPU, NO HELP. OUTBOARD VALVE OPS OKAY. INBOARD VALVE INOP. REPLACED RT INBOARD MAIN RVCU. REFUEL OP'S CHECKS GOOD AND NO LEAKS NOTED.