Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 757324

Difficulty date
April 5, 2005
Submitted
May 5, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N74856
Make and model
Boeing 757324
Aircraft serial
32815
Aircraft time
4,285 hours, 1,623 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
26702888
Part serial
01824
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Rt Mlg Door
Part time
4,285 hours, 1,623 cycles
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

THE GEAR DOOR UNSAFE LIGHT AND GEAR DISAGREE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF FROM IAH. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED AND THE GEAR LIGHTS TURNED TO GREEN BUT, THE GEAR DOOR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH AND LANDED WITH THE RT MLG DOOR DOWN. MAINTENANCE REPORTED THAT THE DOOR WAS FULLY CLOSED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT THE GATE. THE GEAR WAS SWUNG BUT, THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE RT MLG DOOR OPERATED SEQUENCE VALVE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 32-32-05. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND NO LEAKS WERE NOTED.