Service difficulty report · Sequence Valve · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 14, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N502UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24623
Aircraft time
35,120 hours, 13,302 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Sequence Valve
Part number
26702889
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Nlg
Part time
35,200 hours, 13,300 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

UNABLE TO PERFORM NORMAL GEAR EXTENSION. ACCOMPLISHED MISSED APPROACH AND PERFORMED ALTERNATE EXTENSION PROCEDURE. *S/D* NOSE GEAR DOOR SEQUENCE VALVE HAD DETERIORATED O RING AND BACKUP RING REQUIRING LONGER THAN NORMAL THROW OF THE SPOOL VALVE. REPLACED DOOR SEQUENCE VALVE. (ORIGINAL VALVE).