Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
April 29, 2007
Submitted
May 24, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N179UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
25158
Aircraft time
67,667 hours, 8,434 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Valve
Part number
2670169M6
Part serial
UNK
Condition
Faulty
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CR
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

NO RETRACT LANDING GEAR & RTFL DUE TO CAUTION/STATUS MESSAGE. EXPERIENCED A RECURRENCE OF THIS CONDITION ON 2ND FLIGHT OUT. *S/D* ACP TROUBLESHOOTING PER FIM 32-31-00 FOUND ACTUATOR DIMENSIONS OUT. REPLACED RIGHT BODY GEAR TILT ACTUATOR PER MM 32-13-15. STILL HAVE PROBLEM. REPLACED RIGHT BODY GEAR TILT BYPASS VALVE PER MM 32-13-16 AND FUSE PER MM 32-13-24. READY FOR TEST FLIGHT ON 05MAY07 0700L DEPARTURE. REPLACED FUSE AND VALVE ASSY, CLEARED CH4616. SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS ACCOMP. A/C OK FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.