Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
July 6, 2011
Submitted
July 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N675UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29243
Aircraft time
40,561 hours, 10,381 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Shutoff Valve
Part number
1856001
Condition
Frozen
Location
Aft Tank
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LAV PROBLEM, FLIGHT DIVERTED. FOUND AFT WASTE TANK PRECHARGE SHUTOFF VALVE FROZEN IN CLOSED POSITION. NO PRESERVICE VLV STOCKED HNL. 585-5461. NEED TO ACP PRESERVICE OF AFT TANK PER MM. ADD PRECHARGE TO AFT WASTE TANK BY FLUSHING IT DOWN TOILET NEAREST THE WASTE TANKS. REPLACED AFT TANK PRE CHARGE SHUTOFF VALVE PER MM. CHECK AND PRE CHARGE TANK TO 5 GALLONS AND SHUT OFF. TEST AND LEAK CK OK.