Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
February 27, 2014
Submitted
March 4, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N877NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31131
Aircraft time
7,615 hours, 3,058 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Condition
Faulty
Location
Landing Gear
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

KIN CREW REPORTED WHEN GEAR UP SELECTED LIGHT WENT TO RED IN TRANSIT & STAYED RED WITH HANDLE FULLY UP. GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN & ALL THREE GREEN LIGHTS RETURNED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED KIN LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED GEAR SELECTOR VLV, SYS GND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION CLOSED.