SDR CAL950415

Service difficulty report · Select Valve · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
May 23, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76354
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23592
Part
Select Valve
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lt Mlg Ww
Stage of operation
CL
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

FLT NR 0356 - BOS - THE LANDING GEAR INADVERTENTLY REMOVED WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 17,000 FEET WITH THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE OFF POSITION. THE GEAR HANDLE WAS MOVED TO THE UP POSITION AND THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. WHEN THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED FOR LANDING, EXTENSION WAS NORMAL AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENACNE FOUND THE L/G CONTROL SELECTOR VALVE AT FAULT. THE VALVE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD. A LANDING GEAR TEST WAS PERFORMED PER MM 32-31-51 AND A LANDING GEAR CONTROL ADJUSTMENT AND TEST WAS PERFORMED PER MM 32-31-00. IN ADDITION, A LANDING GEAR DOWN OVERSPEED CONDITION CHECK WAS PERFORMED PER MM 05-51-47. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. (W)