Service difficulty report · Select. Valve · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
November 13, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18223
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28932
Part
Select. Valve
Part number
1FA011342
Condition
Inop
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
2,542 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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 RT MLG EXTENDED WHILE IN CRUISE AT FL 290 AND 300 KTS INDICATED AIRSPEED. BOTH RED AND GREEN GEAR LIGHTS FOR THE RIGHT GEAR WERE ILLUMINATED. THE ACFT WAS SLOWED TO 260 KTS AND ALL GEAR WERE FULLY EXTENDED, THEN RETRACTED. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE RT MLG ASSEMBLY AND UPLOCK WERE INSPECTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. A GEAR RETRACTION WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 32-32-00 AND NO FAULTS WERE FOUND. THE RT MLG UPLOCK AND DOWNLOCK SENSORS WERE CHECKED FOR PROPER CLEARANCE IAW MM 32-61-21 AND BOTH CHECKED GOOD. THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 32-31-51. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.