Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
March 12, 2012
Submitted
March 30, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25389
Aircraft time
86,736 hours, 13,798 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Valve
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

HAD TO X FEED TWICE DUE TO 1500LBS IMBALANCE. FMC SHOWED EVEN BURN ON BOTH ENGINES. DUE TO HISTORY OF UNWANTED FUEL TRANSFER, REPLACE THE FWD AND AFT FUEL CROSSFEED VALVES & ACTUATORS. REPLACED BOTH XFEED VLVS AND ACTUATORS, AND ALL TESTED NORMAL.