Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
June 19, 2015
Submitted
June 22, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N948FD
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
25059
Aircraft time
368 hours, 32,497 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg Ww
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

TEST FLIGHT, LT HYD QTY DEPLETED TO ZERO. AFTER ACCOMPLISHING THE ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE, DECLARED EMER & RETURNED. UPON INSPECTION OF THE MLG WW FOUND HYD LEAKING FROM MLG SELECTOR VLV. AFTER REMOVAL FOUND THE HOUSING CRACKED ON THE SELECTOR VLV. R & R MLG SELECTOR VLV IAW AMM 32-31-02-4. SERVICED LT HYD RESERVOIR IAW AMM 12-12-01-3. PERFORMED LEAK & OPERATIONS CHECK IAW AMM 32-31-02-4.