Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Boeing 7372T4

Difficulty date
May 24, 2016
Submitted
June 1, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N737CS
Make and model
Boeing 7372T4
Aircraft serial
23272
Aircraft time
50,894 hours, 32,966 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
10612131
Part serial
239
Condition
Sticking
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UNCOMMANDED LT MLG EXTENSION IN FLIGHT AT 315 KNOTS. REDUCED AIRSPEED AND REDUCED ALTITUDE. CORRECTED SEVERE YAW. SELECTED GEAR DOWN, 3 DOWN & LOCKED. CONTINUE TO DESTINATION. FLY-BY CONFIRMED GEARS DOWN AND PERFORMED A SAFE LANDING. JACKED ACFT, AND TROUBLESHOOT TO FAULTY INTERNALS, TIGHT ACTUATING PISTON IN MLG SELECTOR VALVE. REPLACED LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE, GEAR SWUNG MULTIPLE TIMES, COULD NOT DUPLICATE MAIN GEAR UNCOMMANDED EXTENSION. SERVICED HYDRAULICS AND RETURNED ACFT TO SERVICE.

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