Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
October 8, 2011
Submitted
October 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N780UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26944
Aircraft time
61,717 hours, 11,052 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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 WING BOTH REFUEL VALVES WILL NOT OPEN. DEFERED PER MEL, MTX WILL NEED TO ASSIST FUELING BY OPENING ONE REFUEL VALVE.