SDR 99ZZZX3383

Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
March 15, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N925DM
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
486
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
66003161
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Mlg Door
Part time
5,307 hours
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT WHEN 'GEAR UP' SELECTED. SNOW, ICE AND SLUSH WERE SUSPECT. AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED AND CLEANED OF ALL MOISTURE AND GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY. AFTER TAKEOFF WITH DE-ICED GEAR, LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT AGAIN. AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED AND TROUBLESHOT. AFTER SEVERAL CYCLES, GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. THE MAIN GEAR DOOR SELECTOR VALVE WAS DETERMINED TO BE INTERMITTENT AND WAS REPLACED. GEAR WAS CYCLED NORMALLY ON JACKS AND TEST FLOWN NORMALLY.

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