What was found
UPON LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR, TWO CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED FOR THE NOSE STEERING. INVESTIGATION FOUND A SHORTED SOLENOID VALVE IN THE STEERING SYSTEM. THE SOLENOID WAS SHORTED TO GROUND INTERNALLY.
- Difficulty date
- August 20, 2004
- Submitted
- August 24, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N251DV
- Make and model
- Gulstm GIV
- Aircraft serial
- 1522
- Aircraft time
- 19 hours, 8 cycles
- Engine
- Rroyce TAY6118
- System (JASC)
- 3250 · Landing Gear Steering System
- Part
- Solenoid
- Part number
- 41001
- Part serial
- 505A
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Mlg
- Part time
- 19 hours, 8 cycles
- Component
- Solenoid Valve · Gulstm
- Component part number
- 1159SCH4023
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.