Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 30, 2010
Submitted
November 17, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N546UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25367
Aircraft time
70,870 hours, 20,624 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Valve
Part number
40885
Part serial
186
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Refueling
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

LEFT CENTER REFUELING VALVE IS OPEN WITH FUEL VALVE SWITCH IN CLOSED POSITION. LEFT CENTER FUEL VALVE MALFUNCTIONING. REPLACED LT CENTER REFUEL VALVE ACT, NO HELP. CENTER TANK STILL TAKING FUEL WITH FUEL VALVE SWITCH. IN CLOSED POSITION. REPLACED VALVE PER MM. FERRIED FROM LIH TO SFO FOR REPAIR BY SFO WITH: LEFT HAND CENTER FUEL TANK FILL VALVE WILL NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY. CENTER FUEL TANK USABLE. ACCOMPLISHED CHECK. CHKS NORMAL.