Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
July 11, 2010
Submitted
July 12, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N785UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26954
Aircraft time
59,305 hours, 8,606 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Check Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
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

FUEL IMBALANCE. INBD CREW SAID IMBALANCE STARTED 6 HR AFTER TAKEOFF, LT TANK FUEL 1.3 LBS MORE THAN RT TANK BY ANOTHER 2 HR, IMBALANCE INCREASED TO 3000 LBS UNTIL CTR TANK FUEL TO ZERO. NO TIME TO CK SCAV SYS & RT SCAVENGE SYS INOP. FLT CREW REPORTED "CTR TANK FUEL APPEARS TO HAVE SCAVENGED". RAN BOTH CTR BOOST PUMPS LT MAIN INCREASED. RAN CNTR LT BOOST PUMP: (INCREASE IN LT MAIN). RAN CTR RT BOOST PUMP: (NO INCREASE IN LT OR RT MAIN TANKS). ACCOMPLISHED FUEL SCAVENGE SYS FUNCTIONAL TEST PASSED. ALSO ACCOMPLISHED DISC CK VALVE FUNCTIONAL TEST. FOUND LT MAIN TANK BOTH FWD AND AFT BOOST PUMP DISC CHECK VALVES FAILED. REPLACED LT FWD AND AFT DISCHARGE CHECK VALVES.