Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
November 5, 2011
Submitted
November 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N796UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26931
Aircraft time
61,801 hours, 8,760 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Valve
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FUEL IMBALANCE OF 1400LBS BETWEEN MAIN TANKS 5 HRS INTO FLIGHT. LT 64.0 AND RT 65.4 AND CENTER TANK FUEL STILL BEING BURNED. ENGINE FUEL FLOW EVEN BETWEEN ENGINES THROUGHOUT FLT INFORMATION ONLY FROM CREW DUE TO FUEL IMBALANCE HISTORY. ACCOMPLISHED SCAVENGE SYS CHK PER MM AND MT. NO STATUS MSG, NO ADVISORY MSG AND NO EXISTING FAULT FOUND ON ARR. SCAVENGE SYSTEM FAILED THE HIGH LEVEL OUTLET FLOAT TEST. DURING TEST FUEL MOVED FROM THE CTR TO THE RIGHT MAIN TANK AT A RATE OF 100 LBS PER 12MIN. FOUND SCAVENGE LINE B-NUT LOOSE JUST INBOARD OF FLOAT VALVE ACCESS THROUGH FUEL PLATE 633CB. REPLACED SCAVENGE LINE AND FLOAT VALVE. SCAVENGE TEST PASS.