Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
November 1, 2011
Submitted
December 2, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N507UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24743
Aircraft time
70,762 hours, 26,815 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Valve
Part number
60B9260212
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

FUELER REPORTED POSSIBLE UNWANTED FUEL TRANSFER DURING FUELING AT GATE. WITH ALL DEFUELING VALVES CLOSED AND AIRCRAFT MANIFOLD PRESSURIZED FROM GROUND FUELING HYDRANT CENTER TANK TAKES ON APPROX "00.2" POUNDS OF FUEL IN A 5 MIN TIME SPAN. REPLACED LEFT CENTER FILL VALVE CONTROLLER, NO HELP. AFTER TANK ENTRY FOUND LEFT CENTER TANK FILL VALVE STUCK OPEN (TANK SIDE). REPLACED FAULTY CTR LEFT FILL VALVE PER AMM, OP CHECKED GOOD.