Service difficulty report · Valve · Gulstm GIVXG450

Difficulty date
August 5, 2011
Submitted
August 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N440QS
Make and model
Gulstm GIVXG450
Aircraft serial
4025
Aircraft time
3,797 hours, 1,920 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
1159SCH51219
Part serial
EFS0353A
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MLG WOULD NOT EXTEND. WHEN MAIN GEAR HANDLE PLACED IN DOWN POSITION, 3 AMBER CASS MESSAGES ILLUMUNATED. (1) LOW HYD QUANTITY. (2) MAIN LND GEAR NOT DOWN. (3) NOSE LND GEAR NOT DOWN. (NO GEAR MOVEMENT AT ALL). LOWERED MAIN GEAR USING, "LANDING GEAR FAILURE TO EXTEND" CHECK LIST. HYD QUANTITY ON HYD PAGE RETURNED TO NORMAL (FULL) AFTER GEAR BLOWDOWN. NORMAL OPS AFTER ALT GEAR EXTENTION. FUNCTION TEST CARRIED OUT, DEFECT CONFIRMED. LANDING GEAR CONTROL CB POPS WHEN GEAR HANDLE SELECTED DOWN. LANDING GEAR SELECTOR DUMP VALVE REPLACED.