Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Boeing 767338

Difficulty date
September 24, 2011
Submitted
September 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N319CM
Make and model
Boeing 767338
Aircraft serial
24407
Aircraft time
74,141 hours, 26,207 cycles
Part
Shutoff Valve
Part number
340545
Part serial
3170
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 100
Part time
74,141 hours, 26,207 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT, SHORTLY AFTER FLAPS 1 SELECTED; EICAS MESSAGES DISPLAYED, C HYD PRIME 1, REV BRAKE VALVE, HYD QTY AND RESERVE BRAKE & STEERING SWITCH VALVE. CREW ACCOMPLISHED CHECKLIST PROCEDURES, AN ADVISORY IN CHECK LIST PROCEDURES WARNED OF POSSIBLE LOSS OF NOSE WHEEL STEERING. PRIOR TO FINAL APPROACH HYD PRESSURE DECREASING AT A RATE OF 10 PSI IAW SECOND AND WHEN LANDING GEAR LOWERED HYD PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO & NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. ABANDON APPROACH TO EXECUTE ALTERNATE NOSE GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES WHICH WAS SUCCESSFUL. AFTER LANDING, NOSE WHEEL STEERING INOPERATIVE. MX REPLACED SHUTOFF CONTROL VALVE, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 29-11-07 TASK 29-11-07-004-001. ALSO REPLACED HYD QTY MONITOR UNIT, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 29-33-01. RETURNED TO SERVICE.