Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
August 11, 2021
Submitted
August 26, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N300WK
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft serial
20117
Aircraft time
3,102 hours, 2,133 cycles
Engine
Hnywl AS90711A
Part
Selector Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON A SCHEDULED FLIGHT FROM RDU TO AAO THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND ON FINAL APPROACH TO AAO. THE RETRACTION OUTBOUND RDU WAS NORMAL. THE LANDING GEAR REMAINED RETRACTED AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO ICT AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED USING THE EMERGENCY SYSTEM AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. A LOCAL MAINTENANCE PROVIDER TROUBLE SHOT THE SYSTEM AND FOUND THE LG SELECTOR VALVE FAILED ON THE EXTEND SIDE. THE RETRACTION SIDE WORKED NORMALLY. THE VALVE WAS CHANGED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE