Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
April 6, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N436US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24558
Part
Valve
Part number
MA17A2010
Condition
Failed
Location
Aux Fuel Tank
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

STL - FLT2074 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM CLT, AT APPROX 8,000 FT, THE LT 'NO TRANSFER' LIGHT FOR THE AUX FUEL TANK ILLUMINATED. THE AUX FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. CONTINUING CLIMB, AT APPROX 15,000 FT, THE LT AND RT MLG RED LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITH RT L/G GREEN LIGHT ON. CREW NOTICED A/C WAS SLUGGISH AND WOULD ONLY CLIMB AT ABOUT 500 FT PER MINUTE. CREW ELECTED TO DISCONNECT AUTOPILOT AND A/C BEGAN TO BANK TO THE RT. CREW MENTIONED THAT THE F/A'S COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ODOR SIMILAR TO ELECTRIC SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND FORWARD GALLEY AREA. CAPT DECLARED AN EMERG AND DIVERTED TO STL. FLT LANDED W/O INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE ON ITS OWN POWER. MX R/R'D THE LT AFT TRANSFER VALVE MOTOR IN THE AUX TANK. OPS CHECK GOOD. PER

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