Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Fokker F27MK600

Difficulty date
November 10, 2000
Submitted
December 20, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N740FE
Make and model
Fokker F27MK600
Aircraft serial
10329
Part
Control Valve
Part number
AC61906
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg W/W
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. MAIN BOTTLE PSI 2000. PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT FLIGHT AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT. LANDING GEAR RETRACTION TEST REVEALED MALFUNCTIONING FOLLOW UP CONTROL VALVE. FOLLOW UP CONTROL VALVE REPLACED. NOSE GEAR NOW FUNCTIONS NORMALLY. (M)

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