Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Cndair CL604

Difficulty date
September 24, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL604
Engine
Ge CF343B
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
750005000
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
863 hours
Stage of operation
AP
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

(CAN) AIRCRAFT COMING IN FOR LANDING, AFTER LANDING, GEAR HANDLE MOVED TO DOWN POSITION, ONLY NLG EXTENDED, DOWN, BOTH MLG REMAIN IN RETRACTED, UP, POSITION. PILOTS FOLLOWED THE CHECKLIST WHERE IT STATES TO CYCLE THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE, BUT IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE, HANDLE WAS LOCKED IN DOWN POSITION. REQUIRED MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION. AFTER LANDING THE CREW GOT A ANTI-SKID OTBD AND ANTI-SKID INBD CAUTION MESSAGES, MECHANICS CHECKED THE STORED FAULT ON THE PROXIMITY SENSOR ELECTRONIC UNIT, PSEU, AND FOUND 2 MESSAGES: DO08, ARROW-DOWN, ERR, COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER, DO43, ARROW-DOWN, ERR, SELECTOR VALVE, MFG COMMENTS: MLG SELECTOR VALVE REPLACED, ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE, ADVISED OPERATOR ABOUT THE USAGE OF THE DOWNLOCK RELEASE BUTTON EXPLAINED IN THE FLIGHT CREW OPERATING MANUAL. SELECTOR VALVE SENT TO VENDOR FOR TEAR DOWN REPORT. WILL UPDATE THE SDR FOLLOWING RECEPTION OF THE SELECTOR VALVE TEAR DOWN REPORT FROM THE VENDOR. PRESENTLY INVESTIGATING THE ANTI-SKID MESSAGES AND THE STORED COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER FAULT REPORTED BY THE PSEU.