Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
September 27, 2009
Submitted
September 28, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N676UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
30028
Aircraft time
31,257 hours, 7,953 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4052
Part
Switch
Condition
Broken
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT MAIN FUELING VALVE SWITCH AT FUELING PANEL IS BROKEN. SWITCH WILL NOT MOVE TO OPEN POSITION. BOTH LEFT MAIN FUELING VALVE ARE INOP CLOSED. BOTH FUELING VALVES NEED TO BE MANUALLY OPENED AND THEN LOCKED CLOSE. REPLACED SWITCH AND ALL CHECKS OKAY.