SDR 97ZZZX3727

Service difficulty report · Valve · Beech 400BEECH

Difficulty date
July 28, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1564B
Make and model
Beech 400BEECH
Aircraft serial
RJ64
Part
Valve
Part number
45AS65227
Condition
Stuck
Location
Nlg Cont Spool
Part time
3,502 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

WITH AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND AND ALL THREE GEARS DOWN AND LOCKED, HYDRAULIC POWER WAS PUT ONTO THE AIRCRAFT. AT THAT POINT, THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED UP DROPPING THE NOSE TO THE GROUND. INSPECTION OF THE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR THE LANDING GEAR WAS FOUND OK. WHAT WAS FOUND WAS THE SPOOL VALVE FOR THE LANDING GEAR WAS STUCK IN THE GEAR UP POSITION.