Service difficulty report · Sequence Valve · Boeing 727243

Difficulty date
May 21, 2004
Submitted
November 2, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 727243
Aircraft time
58,570 hours, 36,395 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Sequence Valve
Part number
141085
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Mlg Door
Component
Door Sequence
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER T/O AND GEAR RETRACTION, CREW NOTICED HYDRAULIC QUANTITY LOW. CREW MONITORED HYDRAULIC LEVEL FOR DURATION OF FLIGHT WITH NO CHANGE. UPON GEAR EXTENSION, HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DROPPED FURTHER, REQUIRING THE A/C TO BE TOWED TO RAMP FROM THE ACTIVE TAXIWAY. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE RT MLG DOOR SEQUENCE VALVE HAD CRACKED. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED.