Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
May 24, 2004
Submitted
July 15, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N352US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23555
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Check Valve
Part number
BACV10BT1
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Rt Mlg Ww
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, CAPTAIN REPORTED THE RT MLG RED UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THAT THE RT MLG WOULD NOT EXTEND. TOWER CONFIRMED THAT THE RT MLG WAS NOT DOWN. CAPTAIN EXTENDED THE RT MLG MANUALLY USING THE ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES. GEAR FELL AND LOCKED INTO PLACE. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND DEBRIS IN CHECK VALVE UPSTREAM OF UNLOCK PORT OF RT MLG UPLOCK ACTUATOR. REPLACED CHECK VALVE. ALSO, REMOVED AND REPLACED RT MLG HYDRAULIC MODULE AND LOCK ACTUATOR FOR TROUBLESHOOTING PURPOSES. REMOVED AND REPLACED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM A AND B RETURN FILTERS. NO CONTAMINATION NOTED. PERFORMED SATISFACTORY GEAR SWING. OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.