Service difficulty report · Metering Valve · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
September 17, 2002
Submitted
October 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N175DN
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
24803
Aircraft time
58,534 hours, 9,041 cycles
Part
Metering Valve
Part number
705072
Part serial
452
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Mlg Ww
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BLOCK DUE TO RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE LIGHT, QUANTITY LIGHT AND EICAS QUANTITY READING 0.03. IRREGULARITY OCCURRED ON RIGHT ENGINE START. FOUND LT WHEEL WELL BRAKE METERING VALVE FAILED. VALVE BODY END CAP SHEARED AWAY FROM COMPONENT. THREE OF FOUR ATTACHING FASTENERS FAILED. REPLACED VALVE, LEAK CKS GOOD.