Service difficulty report · Shuttle Valve · Boeing 757212

Difficulty date
September 1, 2014
Submitted
September 3, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N752AT
Make and model
Boeing 757212
Aircraft serial
23128
Aircraft time
90,427 hours, 38,345 cycles
Part
Shuttle Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Mlg
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

AFTER TAKEOFF AT ROTATION, SEVERAL UPPER EICAS AMBER ANNUCIATORS ILLUMINATED BRIELY AND THEN WENT OUT WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS RAISED IT WOULD NOT GO PAST OFF POSITION INTIALLY, BUT THEN WENT UP AND GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY. FOUND RT GEAR TRUCK POSITIONER SHUTTLE VALVE SEIZED NOT ALLOWING THE TRUCK TILT ACTUATOR. R & R RT GEAR TRUCK SHUTTLE VLAVE AND TRUCK ACTUATOR IAW AMM 32-32 PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS COUPLE TIMES NO FAULTS NOTED. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD SHUTTLE VALVE.