What was found
BORE IS GOUGED CAUSING LEAKAGE. TOO MUCH PLAY BETWEEN POPPET AND BORE. IMPROVE POPPET DESIGN TO HAVE TEFLON GUIDES TO PREVENT GOUGING. (K)
- Difficulty date
- April 26, 2005
- Submitted
- June 30, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Boeing 737*
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Housing
- Part number
- 45035
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Valve
- Component
- Valve · Pneudraulics
- Component part number
- 4538
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.