Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
December 15, 2011
Submitted
December 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N72MM
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1347
Aircraft time
6,298 hours, 2,916 cycles
Engine
Rroyce TAY6118
Engine time
6,174 hours, 2,864 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nose
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER DEPARTURE, NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RETRACT WERE MADE WITH NO SUCCESS. AN UNEVENTFUL NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE. AFTER LANDING, GEAR PINNED AND A VISUAL INSPECTION MADE. MAIN GEAR DOORS WERE OPEN AND THE NOSE GEAR DOORS MOSTLY CLOSED AND MOVEABLE BY HAND. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO OPERATE THE DOORS WITH THE GROUND SERVICE VALVE WITHOUT SUCCESS. MANUFACTURER RESET LANDING GEAR DUMP VALVES, PERFORMED LANDING GEAR EMERGENCY EXTENSION IAW CMP 323004, SERVICED RESERVOIR & LANDING GEAR BOTTLE. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON TO DESTINATION AFTER REPAIRS AT MANUFACTURER, WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES.