Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
May 8, 2001
Submitted
May 9, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N157AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
23779
Part
Check Valve
Part number
26501844
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg Ww
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LAX - 4/30/01 - RT MAIN GEAR GREEN LIGHT DIDN''T ILLUMINATE WITH THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION; WARNING HORN SOUNDED WITH FLAPS AT 5; THE GEAR WAS CYCLED 3 TIMES WITH NO CHANGE; A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION WAS PERFORMED AND RESULTED IN 3 GREEN LIGHTS AND MADE UNEVENTFUL LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED IN LAX AND FOUND OK TO MAINTENANCE FERRY TO PHX. IN PHX DURING TROUBLESHOOTING THE RT MLG UPLOCK ACTUATOR AND MODULAR PKG WERE REPLACED AND DIDN''T FIX PROBLEM. IT WAS DETERMINED THE CHECK VALVE IN LINE WITH MODULAR PKG COULD CAUSE THE PROBLEM IF IT FAILED OPEN. THE CHECK VALVE WAS REPLACED AND THE LANDING OPERATION AND INDICATION RETURNED TO NORMAL.

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