Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Gulstm G159

Difficulty date
August 23, 2007
Submitted
August 28, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N198PA
Make and model
Gulstm G159
Aircraft serial
027
Aircraft time
24,952 hours, 23,853 cycles
Engine
Rroyce DART5298X
Propeller
Rotol R1844304
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
159SCH1151
Part serial
553
Condition
Bypassing
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
2,747 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE, FLYING THE APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 03. ONCE THE CREW PERFORMED THE APPROACH CHECKLIST, AND GEAR DOWN WAS SELECTED BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST THEY GOT THE RT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR LIGHT ONLY. CREW TRY THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES DESCRIBED ON CHECKLIST. THIS PROCEDURE DID NOT GET THE (3) GREEN GEAR LIGHTS. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH (2) GEARS DOWN ON RUNWAY 21, AND SLID INTO THE GRASS. NO INJURIES TO CREW OR PASSENGERS.