What was found
HOUSING IS CRACKED INSIDE ONE OF THE BOLT MOUNTING HOLES. LEAKS AT PROOF PRESSURE. FATIGUE, DEFECT IN THE CASTING OF THE HOUSING AND/OR OVERTORQUING OF BOLT ON INSTALLATION.
- Difficulty date
- October 23, 2001
- Submitted
- November 15, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 737*
- System (JASC)
- 3240 · Landing Gear Brake System
- Part
- Housing
- Part number
- 511531
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Shuttle Valve
- Component
- Shuttle Valve · Pneudraulics
- Component part number
- 50592
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.