Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 5, 2017
Submitted
July 6, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N971DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53214
Aircraft time
68,219 hours, 50,156 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Brakes
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, J, B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF FELT VIBRATION AND OBSERVED RT MAIN GEAR RED LIGHT, GEAR HANDLE UP AND GEAR DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SLIGHT BURNING RUBBER ODOR. AUTO SPOILER FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RAN QRH FOR LDING GEAR UNSAFE. GEAR HANDLE AND TIRE FAILURE QRH. GEAR PINS INSTALLED IAW AMM 32-11 AND 32-21. JACKED A/C AND RAN GEAR NUMEROUS TIMES, NO TROUBLE NOTED. LANDING GEAR ALTERNATE EXTEND CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 32-31. FOUND LEVER ACTION ON RT WHEEL BRAKE CONTROL VALVE BAD. REPLACED IAW AMM 32-42. REMOVED AND STOWED GEAR PINS. OK FOR SERVICE.

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