Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 8, 2011
Submitted
January 3, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N565UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26669
Aircraft time
62,753 hours, 23,318 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Actuator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel Transfer
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UNWANTED FUEL TRANSFER FROM THE LT WING TO CTR TANK. WITH APU RUNNING AND APU FUEL PUMP ON, FUEL TRANSFERS FROM LT TO CENTER, WITH APU OFF, NO UNWANTED FUEL TRANSFER. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. RAN APU, NO TRANSFER NOTED WITH OR WITHOUT APU RUNNING. UNWANTED FUEL TRANSFER INTO CTR TANK AT THE RATE OF 1K LBS PER MINUTE WITH ALL 3 FUELING SHUTOFF VALVES CLOSED AND FUELING MANIFOLD PRESSURIZED USING CENTER BOOST PUMPS AND TRANSFER VALVES OPEN. ACCOMPLISHED INTERNAL FUEL TANK STATIC CHECK, NO LEAKS FOUND, PRESSURE CHECKED FUELING MANIFOLD, OP'S CHECK FOUND LEAKAGE RATE 1,000 LBS PER MINUTE BOTH BY TANK TRANSFER AND TANKER TRUCK. FOUND BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT CENTER FUEL TANK FUELING SHUTOFF VALVE ACTUATORS SAFTEY WIRES CUT AND FUEL ENTER CENTER TANK WITH FUEL VALVES CLOSE 1,000 LBS PER MINUTE. RESAFETIED BOTH LT AND RT CENTER FUEL TANK SHUTOFF VALVE ACTUATORS.