Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
August 19, 2000
Submitted
October 24, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N256AU
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
22798
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Part
Valve
Part number
DC06F16S1S
Condition
Dirty
Location
Fuel Heat
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

IAD - FLT 2753 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM IAD, AT FL220, THE NR 1 ENGINE FUEL HEAT VALVE OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE WENT INTO THE YELLOW BAND. CAPTAIN ACCOMPLISHED SPECIAL PROCEDURES, SHUT DOWN THE NR 1 ENGINE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT IAD AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TOTAL SINGLE ENGINE TIME WAS 22 MINUTES. MAINTENANCE CLEANED THE NR 1 ENGINE FUEL HEAT VALVE CANNON PLUG AND REINSTALLED ONTO FUEL HEAT VALVE. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. RAN ENGINE AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. (M)