SDR 98ZZZX1688

Service difficulty report · Metering Valve · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
February 26, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Part
Metering Valve
Part number
1692RA
Condition
Cracked
Location
Steering
Component
Sargent · 1692E41
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE BEING OVERHAULED, AN OCCURRENCE OF CRACKS WERE NOTED IN SEVERAL VALVE BODIES. THERE ARE NO NDT CHECKS FOR BODY P/N 1692E41 OTHER THAN X10 MAGNIFICATION VISUAL CHECK IN THE SARGENT OMM 32-50-04. SUBMITTER SUGGESTED THAT AS A MINIMUM, A DYE PENETRANT FLAW DETECTION IS CARRIED OUT ON THIS PART AT EVERY OVERHAUL.