Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
May 5, 2008
Submitted
May 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N566VR
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600480
Aircraft time
5,894 hours, 5,038 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Control Valve
Part number
66710
Part serial
900
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Part time
5,894 hours, 5,038 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLYING WITH FAA CHECK RIDE, AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO ONLY PARTIALLY RETRACT. FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED APPROPRIATE CHECK LIST AND RETURN TO DEPARTURE AFTER GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY. EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION WAS NOT REQUIRED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT INTO MAINT AND INSP OF THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE WAS PERFORMED. PIN A HAD A GOOD GROUND AT 4 OHM RESISTANCE. PIN B REFLECTED 28 VOLTS. VERIFIED RIGGING, AND MINOR ADJUSTMENTS OF THE GEAR AUXILIARY/EMERGENCY CONTROL CABLE IAW MM 32-31-08. REMOVED LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE PN 66710 SN 900 AND INSTALLED AN OVERHAULED LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE PN 66710 S/N 232 AND PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL CHECK IAW MM 32-31-02. LANDING GEAR OPERATED NORMAL WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION ADJUSTMENT TEST IAW MM 32-31-08. ADJUSTMENT TEST OPERATED NORMALLY WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.