Service difficulty report · Shuttle Valve · Gulstm G159

Difficulty date
July 29, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Gulstm G159
Part
Shuttle Valve
Condition
Stuck
Location
Emergency System
Stage of operation
AP
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) GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND DURING APPROACH. EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM WAS USED TO EXTEND THE GEAR AND AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. RETRACTIONS CARRIED OUT AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT SHUTTLE VALVE WAS NOT REPOSITIONING PROPERLY. SHUTTLE VALVE WAS REPOSITIONED USING APPROVED MM PROCEDURE. FURTHER RETRACTIONS WERE CARRIED OUT AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.