Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 8, 2013
Submitted
February 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N551UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25399
Aircraft time
80,059 hours, 23,177 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
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 2 SPAR VALVE LIGHT REMAINS LIT AT ALL TIMES. ENGINE DOES NOT START, NO FUEL FLOW. NO POWER ON ONE SIDE OF ENGINE 2 SPAR VALVE CB ON P6-1 PANEL. AFTER CHANGING CIRCUIT BREAKER WILL NOT STAY IN. SUSPECT VALVE IS ALSO BAD. HUNG NEW SPAR VALVE ACTUATOR, SPARE VALVE CB TRIPS, ALSO TRIPS WITH CONNECTOR REMOVED FROM ACTUATOR. NR 2 ENGINE FUEL CONTROL SW. SELECTED TO RUN, CB STAYED IN, & SPA. CONNECTOR D42342J DISCONNECTED CB STAYS IN. FOUND CONTINUITY TO GRD ON PIN 6 OF CONNECTOR D2022 WITH CONNECTOR D42342J DISCONNECTED. FOUND WIRE W3484-1007-18 SHORTED TO GROUND AT OLD SPLICE REPAIR. CUT OUT DAMAGED WIRE & SPLICED IN NEW WIRE.