Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 6, 2011
Submitted
October 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24622
Aircraft time
71,334 hours, 26,807 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Wing
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

LEFT WING SUMP VALVE LEAKING APPROX 90 DROPS PER MINUTE. REPLACED SUMP DRAIN CHECK VALVE O-RING, NO HELP. FUEL COMING FROM AROUND HOUSING. LEFT WING FUEL TRANSFERED OUT AND WING SUMPED AS PREP WORK FOR DEN EFS. REPLACED SUMP VALVE AND RESEALED SUMP VALVE CASTING. LEAK CHECKS GOOD.