Service difficulty report · Bypass Valve · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
November 6, 2007
Submitted
November 9, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N336CS
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5501095
Aircraft time
2,898 hours, 2,172 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW530A
Part
Bypass Valve
Part number
615101
Part serial
2219A
Condition
Faulty
Location
Tailcone
Part time
2,898 hours, 2,172 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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

WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED, NO LT GEAR DOWN INDICATION OBSERVED. CREW FOLLOWED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND BLEW GEAR DOWN AND DECLARED EMERGENCY. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PRIOR TO LANDING, THE LT MAIN GEAR GREEN DOWN INDICATION ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT CURRENTLY IN MAINTENANCE FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND OPEN CENTER BYPASS VALVE TO BE THE CAUSE OF LEFT MAIN GEAR EXTENTION DELAY. REPLACED VALVE, PERFORMED GEAR RETRACTION TEST SATISFACTORILY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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