What was found
NOSE GEAR REMAINED UP ON FIRST 4 CYCLES OF THE GEAR HANDLE THEN LOWERED NORMALLY ON 5TH ATTEMPT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE. OPS CHECK NORMAL. NO DEFECTS NOTED AND NO RE-OCCURRENCE
- Difficulty date
- December 17, 2004
- Submitted
- January 7, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N406FX
- Make and model
- Lear 45LEAR
- Aircraft serial
- 089
- Aircraft time
- 3,910 hours, 2,928 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Valve
- Part number
- 6632302001003
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 3,910 hours, 2,928 cycles
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.