Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 13, 2010
Submitted
September 17, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N548UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25396
Aircraft time
71,276 hours, 20,576 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Actuator
Part number
S343T00339
Part serial
243056
Condition
Reads High
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

TOTAL FUEL DIFFERS FROM FMC QTY WITH NORMAL FLOW. RT FUEL QTY GAUGE READS 1500 LBS HIGH AT QTYS LESS THAN 28000 LBS TOTAL. AFT CROSSFEED VALVE ACTUATOR RUNS BUT WILL NOT DRIVE VALVE. WILL NEED ACTUATOR. EXISTING ACTUATOR, DATA PLATE FELL OFF (PN S343T003-14) (SN N82284). REPLACED AFT CROSSFEED ACTUATOR AND CHECKS OK. REPLACED FUEL QTY IND ASSY FUEL QTY SYS. TESTED NORMAL. REQUEST OUT-BOUND CREW COMMENT. REOPENED BY OPBLM ON 14SEP10 FOR: PROBLEM STILL THERE. BITE CHECK FUEL QTY PROCESSOR AND FOUND RT MAIN TANK COMP OPEN LO Z OR HI Z WIRE. FAULT ACTIVE. WILL NEED TANK ENTRY. REPLACED FUEL QTY PROCESSOR IAW MM. FUELING PANEL INDICATORS AND FLIGHT DECK CHECK OK.