Service difficulty report · Valve · Bag JETSTM3212

Difficulty date
June 19, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3212
Part
Valve
Part number
HTE400005
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
K, 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) ON APPROACH WHEN FLAPS SELECTED, THEY DID NOT GO DOWN. GEAR SELECTED DOWN AND ONLY THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED AND INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. TOWER INFORMED. EMERGENCY EXTENSION CARRIED OUT AND AIRCRAFT LANDED OK. CHECK VALVE IN MAIN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM HAD CRACKED ALLOWING FLUID TO LEAK. VALVE HAD A RADIAL CRACK RUNNING AROUND THE BODY ABOUT ONE INCH LONG. VALVE LOCATED ON THE MAIN PRESSURE LINE FROM THE LEFT HYDRAULIC PUMP. MOST FLUID HAD PUMPED OVERBOARD. EMERGENCY SYSTEM WAS OK.