Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
March 11, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
25400
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
84 hours
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

(CAN) GEAR WOULD NOT DROP WHEN SELECTED. GEAR DROPPED WITH EMERGENCY PROCEDURE. WITH AIRCRAFT ON JACKS, THE GEAR WOULD CYCLE UP, BUT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE HAD TO BE RELEASED MANUALLY TO GET THE GEAR TO DROP. POWER WAS FOUND GOING INTO THE VALVE BUT WAS NOT SHIFTING TO THE DOWN PORTS. VALVE REPLACED.