Service difficulty report · Safety Valve · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
May 29, 2013
Submitted
June 6, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22812
Aircraft time
82,827 hours, 42,951 cycles
Part
Safety Valve
Part number
2670112
Part serial
3558
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EICAS MESSAGE "GEAR DOOR" AND RT MLG DOOR OPEN UPON TAXI IN. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING THE RT GEAR DOOR WILL NOT FULLY CLOSE USING THE COCKPIT GEAR HANDLE OR THE SECONDARY SWITCH ON THE FUSELAGE. THE LT MLG DOOR AND THE NLG DOOR BOTH FUNCTION CORRECTLY. R & R RT MAIN GEAR DOOR SAFETY VALVE IAW AMM 32-35-05. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS NORMAL IAW AMM 32-35-05. EICAS MESSAGE CLEARED.