Service difficulty report · Bypass Valve · Boeing 777*

Difficulty date
June 8, 2007
Submitted
June 12, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N774AM
Make and model
Boeing 777*
Aircraft serial
28689
Aircraft time
21,961 hours, 4,356 cycles
Part
Bypass Valve
Condition
Unlocked
Location
Nlg Steering
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT REJECTED TAKEOFF AT 50 KTS, STARTED THE TAKEOFF RUN, THE MAIN GEAR STEERING CONFIGURATION LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE ALARM WAS ACTIVATED. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED BOTH MAIN LANDING GEARS AND DETECTED THE RT SIDE BYPASS VALVE IN UNLOCK POSITION; IT WAS RE-ESTABLISHED TO THE LOCK POSITION AND TESTED IAW MM 32-53-03, ALL CORRECT.