Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
March 27, 2001
Submitted
March 27, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N157AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
23779
Aircraft time
45,429 hours, 32,750 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Part number
BACV10CD2
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
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

ORD - AIR TURNBACK - 3/26/01 - AFTER TAKEOFF ON LANDING GEAR RETRACTION THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ORD MAKING AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAINTENANCE FERRIED TO PHX. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND A NOSE GEAR UP HYDRAULIC LINE CHECK VALVE FAILED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH NOSE LANDING GEAR UP LINE CHECK VALVES AND GEAR RETRACT TEST WAS NORMAL.

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