Service difficulty report · Priority Valve · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
February 1, 2009
Submitted
February 3, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486CA
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7707
Aircraft time
15,066 hours, 12,735 cycles
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Engine time
16,977 hours, 14,703 cycles
Part
Priority Valve
Part number
4622
Part serial
574
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg
Part time
15,066 hours, 12,735 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

FLIGHT 5584 IAH TO MOB - DURING APPROACH WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED THE MAIN GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY BUT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STILL INDICATED UP AND LOCKED. THE FLIGHT CREW CONFIRMED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS STILL RETRACTED DURING A FLYBY OF THE TOWER. THE QRH WAS FOLLOWED AND MANUAL GEAR RELEASE WAS PULLED AT WHICH POINT THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED AND INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING GEAR SWINGS THE GEAR RETRACTED BUT WOULD DISPLAY PRIORITY VALVE FAIL AND ANTI SKID FAIL MESSAGES. THE PRIORITY VALVE AND SELECTOR VALVES WERE REPLACED AND GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FERRIED TO IAH FOR FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE ANTI-SKID MESSAGES. IN IAH, THE PARKING BRAKE SOLENOID VALVE WAS REPLACED AND THE BRAKE MESSAGES DID NOT RETURN.