Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
November 17, 2012
Submitted
December 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N174UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24381
Aircraft time
88,965 hours, 9,923 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Valve
Part number
40885
Part serial
4029
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

NR 1 MAIN FUEL TANK CONTINUES TO TAKE FUEL AFTER FUELING COMPLETE AND VALVE INDICATING CLOSED. MANUALLY CLOSED NR 1 TANK FUEL VALVE. NR 1 FUEL VALVE INOP IN CLOSED POSITION PER MEL. FUEL TEAM SUSPECTS REFUEL VALVE CONTROL UNIT IS THE FAULT. NEED PCN 643-0005 REF IPC 28-21 -02-002 ITM 120. REPLACED REFUEL VALVE CONTROL UNIT REF AMM, NO HELP -TANK 1 CONTINUES TO TAKE FUEL AFTER VALVE SHOWS CLOSED. OPS CKD VALVE.