Service difficulty report · Valve · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
August 22, 2003
Submitted
September 2, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N996QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500196
Aircraft time
947 hours, 582 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Stuck
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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

UPON APPROACH TO LNK, WITH GEAR HANDLE SELECTED DOWN MAIN GEARS EXTENDED, NO GREEN NOSE GEAR INDICATION. COMPLIED WITH CE-750 CHECKLIST AFTER TOWER FLY BY-VISUALLY CONFIRMED DOWN, USED BLOW DOWN SYSTEM AS PER CHECKLIST, LANDING UNEVENTFUL. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND RETRACT PRESSURE RELEASE VALVE STUCK. RESEAT VALVE AND ACTUATED 50 TIMES L AND R NO FUTHER STICKING OR BINDING. PERFORMED 15 NORMAL GEAR CYCLES AND 5 EMERGENCY EXTENSIONS ARE GOOD RESULTS. SERVICED RESERVIOR TO FULL AND GEAR BOTTLE TO 2000 PSI REF 650 MM CHAPTER 12-11, PERFORMED 3 MORE NORMAL GEAR CYCLES BLED SYSTEM ALL CHECKS GOOD.

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