SDR Q2SA754005

Service difficulty report · Sequence Valve · Boeing 747228F

Difficulty date
September 15, 2009
Submitted
September 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N754SA
Make and model
Boeing 747228F
Aircraft serial
21576
Aircraft time
115,994 hours, 22,791 cycles
Part
Sequence Valve
Part number
60B002201
Part serial
206
Condition
Faulty
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON CLIMBOUT OF WIII, AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, WITH THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION THE NOSE LANDING GEAR HAD AN UNWANTED EXTENSION AND RETRACTION CYCLING. CREW CYCLED THE GEAR DOWN AND BACK UP, AND WITNESSED THE SAME PHENOMENON WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION. CREW RETURNED THE GEAR TO THE DOWN POSITION, ALL GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED, GEAR DOWN INDICATION NORMAL. CREW TERMINATED THE FLIGHT AND EXECUTED A SAFE RETURN AND LANDING TO WIII WITH THE GEAR IN DOWN AND LOCK POSITION.