Service difficulty report · Valve · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
August 24, 2003
Submitted
September 2, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N710QS
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6507100
Aircraft time
3,148 hours, 2,402 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Stuck
Location
Mlg
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

AFTER TAKE OFF, DURING GEAR RETRACTION THE LANDING GEAR "UNLOCK" ANNUNCIATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED, CYCLES GEAR SEVERAL TIMES LIGHT REMAINED ON, DIVERTED INTO BFI AND LANDED SAFELY. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND RETRACT PRESSURE RELEASE VALVE STUCK. RESEATED VALVE AND ACTUATED 50 TIMES LEFT AND RIGHT NO FURTHER STICKING OR BINDING NOTED. PERFORMED 15 NORMAL GEAR CYCLES AND 5 EMERGENCY EXTENSIONS ALL CHECKED GOOD, SERVICED RESERVOIR TO FULL AND GEAR BOTTLE TO 2000 PSI REFERENCE CESSNA 650 MM CHAPTER 12-11. PERFORMED 3 MORE NORMAL GEAR CYCLES, BLED SYSTEM ALL CHECKS GOOD.

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