What was found
INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE DUMP VALVE IN THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PREVENTED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FROM PROPERLY EXTENDING AND LOCKING EVEN AFTER THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION LEVER WAS ACTUATED.
- Difficulty date
- July 30, 2016
- Submitted
- August 24, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N666RS
- Make and model
- Blanca 1730A
- Aircraft serial
- 37930936
- Aircraft time
- 2,696 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2910 · Hydraulic System, Main
- Part
- Dump Valve
- Condition
- Bypassing
- Location
- Hyd System
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.