Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Cessna 414A

Difficulty date
October 10, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 414A
Engine
Cont TSIO520NB
Part
Check Valve
Part number
249A4TT2
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
3,372 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING GROUND RETRACTION TESTS, THE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. HYDRAULIC PRESSURE CLIMBED SUFFICIENTLY TO TRIP PNEUMATIC BLOWDOWN SYSTEM. PROBLEM TRACED TO CHECK VALVE WHICH ALLOWED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TO BE APPLIED TO GEAR UP, GEAR DOWN AND PNEUMATIC BLOWDOWN SYSTEM SIMULTANEOUSLY. DISASSEMBLY OF VALVE REVEALED CONTAMINATION WHICH APPEARED TO BE A SMALL PIECE OF O-RING MATERIAL.

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