Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Boeing 75724APF

Difficulty date
July 7, 2000
Submitted
July 10, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N422UP
Make and model
Boeing 75724APF
Aircraft serial
25324
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Selector Valve
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fuel Control
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J, Y, A
Precautionary procedure
F

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER RIGHT ENGINE START, GOT STATUS MESSAGE SHOWING RT ENG SEC CONTROL. MECHANIC DIRECTED TOGGLING FROM NEUTRAL TO SEC TO AUTO ON CHANNEL SELECTOR. ON DOING THIS THE ENGINE QUIT. THE MECHANIC REPORTED THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. SELECTED CUTOFF ON FUEL CONTROL ACTIVATED AND DISCHA RGED THE RIGHT FIRE BOTTLE INSPECTED THE ENGINE PER M/M 70-11-11(204) CHECKS OK. PERFORMED MAIN TENANCE CHECK PER FIM 73-21-00 FIG 115 PAGE 150-153 RAN ENGINE AT I DLE AND PWR. ALL SYSTEMS OPS CHECK OK DEFFERED RT ENGINE SEC CONTROL PERCAUTIONARY PER MEL 73-21-1-2 COLLERED BREAKER AND PLACARDED SYS.

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