SDR 96ZZZX1462

Service difficulty report · Hyd Relief Valve · Boeing 707323C

Difficulty date
February 22, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N751MA
Make and model
Boeing 707323C
Aircraft serial
19582
Part
Hyd Relief Valve
Part number
1032261
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Mlg Ww
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CCR402 - SBEG/KMIA - LOST UTILITY HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AT 16:52. UNABLE TO LOWER DOWN NOSE GEAR BY HAND CRANK AS WELL AS USE OF THE JOHNSON BAR. FOUND UTILITY SYSTEM RELIEF VALVE HOUSING CRACKED. REPLACED VALVE, SERVICED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND OPERATIONAL CHECKED SYSTEM. OK PER MM 29-00-00. AFTER AIRCRAFT WAS POSITIONED WITH A CRANE, PROCEEDED TO EXTEND NOSE GEAR PER THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, WHICH OPERATED NORMALLY. AFTER REPOSITIONING AIRCRAFT AT THE HANGAR, JACKED ACFT AND OPERATED NOSE GEAR BOTH HYDRAULICALLY AND MANUALLY THROUGH THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES (WITH THE GUIDANCE OF NTSB) AND FOUND ALL SYSTEMS TO OPERATE NORMALLY.