Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
April 2, 2012
Submitted
June 5, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N128UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
30023
Aircraft time
48,338 hours, 5,717 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Valve
Condition
Stuck
Location
Nr 3 Tank
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

FUEL LEAKING FROM RT WING SURGE TANK VENT. SUSPECT UNWANTED FUEL TRANSFER FROM NR 2 MAIN TO NR 3 MAIN. AIRCRAFT WAS FUEL TO NR 2 MAIN LEVEL OF 84800 LBS AND NR 3 MAIN TO A LEVEL OF 84700 LBS WITHIN OVER AN HOUR, THE LEVEL IN NR 2 MAIN HAD DECREASED TO 81900 LBS AND NR 3 MAIN HAD INCREASED TO 86500 LBS. FOUND NR 3 MAIN TANK FLOAT SCAVENGE VALVE STUCK OPEN. REPLACED SCAVANGE SYS FLOAT VALVE. ACCOMPLISHED IDT OF NR 3 SCAVENGE SYSTEM FLOAT VALVE. ACCOMPLISHED FUEL SCAVENGE SYSTEM TEST, PASS TEST.