Service difficulty report · Drain Valve · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
January 13, 2012
Submitted
January 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N796UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26931
Aircraft time
62,625 hours, 8,880 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Drain Valve
Condition
Defective
Location
Water/Waste Sys
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

ON ARRIVAL CHECK FOUND WATER LEAKING UNDER FUSELAGE OF FWD CARGO AND AFT CARGO PIT, CHK'D FOUND FWD PIT STA 800 DRAIN TUBE BROKEN, AFT STA 1580 DRAIN TUBE END COUPLING DAMAGE. FOUND DOOR 1R LAV, DOOR 2 L AND 2R LAVS DRAIN VALVE IN DRAIN POSITION, PUT ALL THREE LAVS VALVE TO NORMAL POSITION,LEAKING STOPPED AT FWD PIT. FOUND DOOR 3L AFT DRAIN VLV IS BAD, CAUSE AFT PIT LEAKING, CLOSE SUPPLY VLV, LEAKING STOPPED. NEED RPL TUBE AND COUPLING. PEK NIL PART. -INF- :IPC 38-31-51-056 REFERS. REPLACED VALVE AT LAV 3L. REPLACED LINE IN FORWARD PIT NO LEAKAGE IN FWD PIT NOTED.