Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
January 12, 2010
Submitted
January 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N776UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26937
Aircraft time
56,333 hours, 10,340 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Valve
Part number
S478W21111
Part serial
0049L
Condition
Stuck
Location
Potable Water
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LOSS OF POTABLE WATER PRESSURE, FLIGHT DIVERTED. FOUND PRESELECT OVERFLOW VALVE STUCK OPEN. POSITIONED VALVE IN CLOSED POSITION. WATER PRESSURE NORMAL. NEED TO MANUALLY CLOSE AT EACH DEPARTURE. OVERFLOW VALVE OPENS & CLOSES OK FROM REAR SERVICE PANEL. WHEN SERVICING FROM FWD PANEL VALVE WILL NOT CLOSE WHEN PRESELECTED WATER LEVEL REACHED. REPLACED RELAY K38013 NO HELP. TAPPED ON VALVE MOTOR. TAPPED ON OVERFLOW VALVE MOTOR AND MOTOR CLOSED. R & R OVERFLOW VALVE AND OPS CHECK NORMAL.