Service difficulty report · Tube · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 16, 2011
Submitted
August 31, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N556UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26650
Aircraft time
63,560 hours, 23,449 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Tube
Part number
344N201516
Part serial
71686445
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UNWANTED FUEL IN CENTER TANK DURING FUELING. WKRG SMC007, LOCATED & REMOVED RUPTURED SECTION OF FUELING MANIFOLD IN CENTER TANK. PART ON OSTF F2171 COMING FROM AA ORD ETA 1300 VIA STERLING. CENTER FUEL TANK CONTINUES TO TAKE FUEL WITH BOTH CENTER TANK FUEL VALVES CLOSED. CYCLED FUEL VALVE SWITCHES- NO HELP. PREVIOUS FINDINGS ON OTHER ACFT WITH SAME PROBLEM HAVE FOUND TO HAVE CRACK OR LEAKING FUEL MANIFOLD IN CENTER TANK. NEED TANK ENTRY FOR T-S AND RPR. WKRG SMC007, LOCATED & REMOVED RUPTURED SECTION OF FUELING MANIFOLD IN CENTER TANK. PART ON OSTF F2171 COMING FROM AA ORD ETA 1300 VIA STERLING*. REPLACED BROKEN FUEL PIPE. CENTER TANK LEFT AND RIGHT FUELING VALVES SHUTOFF ACTUATORS DO NOT OPEN. REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT CENTER TANK FUEL SHUTOFF VALVES ACTUATORS. RMV'D AND REPLACED FUEL QTY PROCESSOR UNIT, NO HELP. CHECKED VOLTAGE TO L&R CTR TANK REFUEL VALVES PIN 2 AND 28 VOLTS PRESENT. NEED TO CHANGE BOTH CENTER REFUEL VALVES. REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT CENTER TANK FUEL SHUTOFF VALVES ACTUATORS. OP'S AND STATIC PRESSURE CHECK, OP'S CHECK GOOD AND NO LEAK FOUND.