Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 29, 2019
Submitted
November 29, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N972DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53215
Aircraft time
75,028 hours, 55,563 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Condition
Bypassing
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
NR
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

SHIP 972 - ATB - DUE TO NLG FAILED TO RETRACT, EXTENDED THE MLG AND RETURNED TO ATL, NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. CORRECTIVE ACTION. TROUBLESHOOTING IN PROGRESS. RESTRICTOR VALVE NO HELP. C/W NO-GO ODI PREVENTION. FOUND UPPER SIDE CHECK VALVE BYPASSING ON NLG HYDRAULIC SYSTEM T-FITTING. REPLACED UPPER CHECK VALVE. NOW CHECKS GOOD. SDR REPORTED DUE TO FACT THAT THE MCC NOTIFICATION MENTIONED A DECLARED EMERGENCY. (LP5428112)

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