Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
October 15, 2012
Submitted
November 3, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N675UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29243
Aircraft time
44,623 hours, 11,268 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Shutoff Valve
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 XFER.DUE TO CHRONIC HISTORY OF UNWANTED FUEL TRANSFER FROM CENTER TANK TO LEFT MAIN TANK, ACCOMPLISH FIM TASK PER MM. WITH FUEL IN CENTER TANK AND OVERRIDE PUMPS OPERATING, CHECK CENTER TANK AREA FOR EXTERNAL LEAKS. RAN OVERRIDE PUMPS WITH 25000 LBS OF FUEL IN CENTER TANK. NO EXTERNAL LEAK NOTED. FUEL CONFIG LT, LCR T40.5-21.7-38.9 TOT101.1. REFERENCE FIM 28-21-00 FIG117A SH1 REPLACED FLOAT SHUTOFF VALVE PER MM FOR LFT TANK, ALSO BOOST PUMP BYPASS VALVE FOR LFT TANK PER MM. ALSO REPLACED LEFT DISCHARGE CHK VALVE PER MM. RAN PUMPS NO TRANSFER NOTED.