Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 75721B

Difficulty date
December 27, 2012
Submitted
February 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N534UA
Make and model
Boeing 75721B
Aircraft serial
25129
Aircraft time
70,790 hours, 26,163 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Valve
Part number
MA30A1001
Part serial
AA275146D
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
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

FUEL IMBALANCE. UNWANTED FUEL TRANSFER. RT DEFUEL VALVE PARTIALLY REMOVED BOTTOM 2 RETAINING SCREWS ARE OUT. GAMMA COUPLINGS ARE LOOSE. COMPLETED REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF DEFUEL VALVE BODY PER MM. REPLACED RT SUMP DRAIN. REMOVED RT REFUELING VALVE ACTUATOR PER MM. NEW ACTUATOR INSTALLED AND NEEDS COMPLETION OF INSTALLATION PER MM TO COMPLETION. COMPLETED RT REFUELING VALVE REPLACEMENT REF MM-28-26-02 STEP 3H(4) TO COMPLETION.

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