Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
July 21, 2009
Submitted
October 23, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft time
24,037 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE331*
Propeller
Mcauly 4HFR34C652
Part
Control Valve
Part number
246005
Condition
Sticking
Location
Mlg
Part time
580 hours
Stage of operation
DE
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.

What was found

LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN AND PILOT CARRIED OUT EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE. LANDING WAS COMPETED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. 3 DAYS PRIOR PILOT HAD REPORTED THAT GEAR WAS SLOWER THAN NORMAL TO EXTEND. NUMEROUS GEAR SWINGS CARRIED OUT BY MX AND CHECKED SERVICEABLE. ACFT RELEASED TO SERVICE.