Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
September 9, 2009
Submitted
October 23, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft time
6,659 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE73122B
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
48C48641
Condition
Faulted
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 ALL 3 GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. PILOTS PERFORMED ABNORMAL CHECKLIST, THEN PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION, WHICH WORKED PROPERLY AND INDICATED ALL 3 GEAR WERE DOWN. THE CONTROL TOWER WAS INFORMED AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES DISPATCHED AS A PRECAUTION. THE PILOTS PROCEEDED TO MAKE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AND TAXIED TO THE FBO. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE TO BE AT FAULT. THE VALVE WAS CHANGED AND THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM FUCTION CHECKED SERVICEABLE. (TC# 20090918002)

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