Service difficulty report · Select Valve · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
July 23, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N45793
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20647
Part
Select Valve
Part number
S60252
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
51,644 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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 TAIL SKID LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED, BUT THE LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. THE LEFT AND RIGHT MLG RED AND GREEN LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH GEAR HANDLE IN THE OFF POSITION. ALL THREE GEAR DOOR LIGHTS ALSO REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO EWR WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE MLG SELECT VALVE AT FAULT. THE MLG SELECT VALVE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 32-31-31, PAGE 401, LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.