Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
November 16, 2011
Submitted
December 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N782UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26948
Aircraft time
64,465 hours, 9,333 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Shutoff Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FOUND UPPER APU SHUTOFF VLV LEAKING ON AFT SPAR LT CENTER TANK. VLV NUMBER M28023. REMOVED APU SHUTOFF ACTUATOR. REPLACED APU SHUTOFF VALVE. RE-INSTALLED APU SHUTOFF ACT. BOTH VALVE AND ACT NEED OPS CHECKS AND STATIC LEAK CHECK. OPS CHECKED APU SHUTOFF VALVE GOOD AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.