Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Fokker F27MK600

Difficulty date
July 23, 2003
Submitted
August 12, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N742FE
Make and model
Fokker F27MK600
Aircraft serial
10349
Engine
Rroyce AVON532R
Part
Control Valve
Part number
AC61906
Part serial
6983
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Nlg Steering
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DEPARTING, AFTER TAKEOFF, NOSE GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR SELECTED UP. GEAR DOWN WAS SELECTED AND NORMAL ILLUMINATED. FLIGHT CONTINUED. MAINTENANCE OPERATIONALLY CHECKED STEERING AND RETRACTION SYSTEMS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE MALFUNCTION. THE STEERING FOLLOW UP CONTROL VALVE WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE DUE TO PREVIOUS HISTORY WITH THIS VALVE. NO FURTHER PROBLEM AS OF 7/30/03.

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