Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Cndair CL600*

Difficulty date
April 15, 2008
Submitted
April 24, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643CR
Make and model
Cndair CL600*
Aircraft serial
1055
Aircraft time
8,843 hours, 5,474 cycles
Engine
Lyc ALF502*
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
555402
Part serial
136
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Part time
8,843 hours, 5,474 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
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

DURING FINAL APPROACH THE FLIGHT CREW LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND THE NOSE GEAR DOORS OPENED BUT THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. THE CREW MANUALLY LOWERED THE NOSE GEAR USING THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION SYS AND THE SYS WORKED NORMAL. UPON LANDING MAINT INSPECTED THE GEAR AND DETERMINED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE AND FAILED BY ALLOWING HYD FLUID TO ENTER THE ELECTRICAL CONTROLLING PART OF THE VALVE. THE PN AND SN WERE UNREADABLE UPON REMOVAL OF THE VALVE. A REVIEW OF THE CAMP CARDS PRODUCED THE VALVE INFORMATION.