Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Cndair CL6002B16

Difficulty date
December 31, 2010
Submitted
January 3, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N779AZ
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B16
Aircraft serial
5176
Aircraft time
4,070 hours, 2,415 cycles
Engine
Ge CF34*
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
601R751461
Part serial
0063
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Part time
4,070 hours, 2,415 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UPON LIFTOFF, FLIGHT CREW SELECTED GEAR UP. THE NLG WOULD NOT RETRACT AND THE NOSE GEAR DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN WITH THE "RETRACT COMMAND". THE MAIN GEAR DID RETRACT. FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH ATC AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT WITH ALL LANDING GEAR INDICATING DOWN AND LOCKED. AFTER LANDING, MX WAS UNABLE TO OPEN NLG DOOR WITH ELECTRICAL SELECTION VIA GROUND SERVICING SWITCH. DOOR SELECTOR VALVE WAS CHECKED FOR ELECTRICAL CONTINUITY AND AN "OPEN" WAS DISCOVERED IN THE VALVE'S WINDINGS. REPLACED VALVE AND RETURNED ACFT TO SERVICE.