Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Cessna 421C

Difficulty date
December 9, 2009
Submitted
January 15, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3875C
Make and model
Cessna 421C
Aircraft serial
421C0127
Part
Control Valve
Part number
99102251
Part serial
758
Condition
Cracked
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
16 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING AN ANNUAL INSP, A HAIRLINE CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE BLOCK OF THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE, PN 9910225-1. THE CRACK WAS ALLOWING HYD FLUID TO LEAK OUT, THE LEAK WAS SMALL. THE PART HAD 16.1 HRS SINCE O/H. THE VALVE WAS SENT BACK TO O/H, WHERE THE BLOCK WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, NO EXPLANATION WAS GIVEN FOR THE CRACK, THE WARRANTIED PART WAS INSTALLED AND WORKED AS DESIGNED.

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