SDR 2001F00246

Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Boeing 7372K5

Difficulty date
May 22, 2001
Submitted
August 28, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N231TA
Make and model
Boeing 7372K5
Aircraft serial
22596
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
4105DA
Part serial
405
Condition
Defective
Location
Mlg Ww
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SAP - FLT 220 - DURING CLIMB, LEFT AND RIGHT MLG DID NOT SECURE IN UPLOCK POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SAP FOR MX. A FERRY FLT PERMIT WAS GRANTED. AFTER LANDING AT EL SALVADOR, MX TECHS PERFORMED RETRACTION AND EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEARS AS PER AMM 32-32. FOUND INCORRECT OPERATION OF THE SELECTOR VALVE. THE UNIT WAS REPLACED AND TESTED AS PER AMM 32-31-51. ALSO, THE FILTER ELEMENTS OF THE MODULAR PACKAGES 'A' AND 'B' WERE REPLACED AS PER AMM 29-11-71 AND AMM 29-12-41. LANDING GEARS RETRACTION AND EXTENSION WERE PERFORMED ON GROUND AS PER AMM 32-32. NORMAL RESULTS WERE OBSERVED. TEST FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSION SYSTEM SHOWED NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED T

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