Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
September 14, 2002
Submitted
October 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Engine
Ge CF343A1
Part
Hydraulic System
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nlg
Part time
21,978 hours, 17,344 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING APPROACH, NLG DID NOT EXTEND. ALT EXTENSION ATTEMPTED APPROX SIX TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND LANDING PERFORMED WITH THE NLG RETRACTED. NO INJURIES REPORTED. NLG WAS EXTENDED WHERE THE A/C STOPPED AND WAS TOWED TO A HANGAR. AFTER VISUALLY INSPECTING THE GEAR, SEVERAL RETRACT/EXTEND SEQUENCES WERE PERFORMED WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE HYD SYSTEM FILTERS WERE INSPECTED AND A CHIP WAS FOUND IN THE NR 3 RETURN FILTER. CHIP WILL BE ANALYSED TO IDENTIFY ITS SOURCE.