Service difficulty report · Relief Valve · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
March 3, 2021
Submitted
March 10, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N954FD
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
29113
Aircraft time
36,122 hours, 22,004 cycles
Part
Relief Valve
Part number
271N50651
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

TE FLAP DISAGREE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. SELECTED FLAPS 25@ 170 KTS. DID NOT EXCEED 137KTS ON THE GO AROUND ON THE GO AROUND AND VECTORS BACK TO FINAL. COMPLIED WITH MTSI 27-50/6926, NO FAULTS NOTED. VERIFIED FLAP HANDLE POSITION IS WITHIN LIMITS WITH PDU AND LEFT/RIGHT FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTERS, REF MM27-58-01-5. RAN FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES WITH ELECTRIC PUMPS, NO FAULTS NOTED. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN WITH LEFT ENGINE HYD PUMP SUPPLYING POWER, FLAPS WOULD COME TO A BRIEF STOP BETWEEN 20 DEGREES AND 25 DEGREES. SUGGEST R&R LEFT SYSTEM PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE REF MM 29-11-29-4. THIS VALVE HAS A HISTORY OF CAUSING THIS PROBLEM, REF MX CONTROL. REMOVED AND INSTALLED LEFT SYSTEM RELEIF VALVE IAW AMM 29-11-29-4 . LEAK AND OPS CHECK GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED LH EPD IAW AMM 29-05-4-1, LEAK AND OPS CHECK GOOD.