Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 8, 2010
Submitted
December 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N796UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26931
Aircraft time
57,627 hours, 8,230 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Actuator
Part number
S343T00339
Part serial
P98291
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel Dump
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FUEL LEAKING OUT OF LEFT FUEL DUMP MAST. STREAM IS DIAMETER OF PENCIL. PERFORMED TESTED FUEL FUEL JETTISON SYS PER MM. FOUND NO MORE FUEL LEAK FROM JETTISON NOZZLE VALVE. NEED MORE RED PER MEL. DEACTIVATED FUEL JETTISON NOZZLE VALVE TO CLOSE POSITION PER MEL 2831H, CONFIRMED NO MORE FUEL LEAKAGE. FAULTED VALVE V28166 AT FAULT, PART NOT AVAIL. REPLACED ACTUATOR. OP CHK ACPD AND ALL MESSAGES CLEARED.