Service difficulty report · Dump Valve · Gulstm GIVXG450

Difficulty date
March 31, 2013
Submitted
April 1, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N445QS
Make and model
Gulstm GIVXG450
Aircraft serial
4037
Aircraft time
4,765 hours, 2,288 cycles
Part
Dump Valve
Part number
1159SCH51219
Part serial
EFS0325A
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg Hyd System
Part time
4,765 hours, 2,288 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

FLAPS 20, SELECTED MLG DOWN. RECEIVED A RED HANDLE & LT / RT GEAR UNSAFE & NLG UNSAFE CAS MESSAGES & LT HYD LOW CAS MESSAGE. LT HYD INDICATED 1.8. PROCEEDED WITH LT HYD LOW CHECKLIST, NO CHANGE IN QTY. PROCEEDED TO MLG EXTEND CHECKLIST. USED EMERGENCY MLG HANDLE, MLG EXTENDED & PROPER INDICATION ACHIEVED. EMERGENCY MLG EXTENSION BOTTLE DISCHARGED, EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE PULLED & MLG CONT CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL, HYD QTY BACK TO NORMAL ONCE MLG EXTENDED. REMOVED DEFECTIVE MLG HYD SELECTOR DUMP VALVE & INSTALLED AN INSPECTED MLG HYD SELECTOR DUMP VALVE. OPS CHECKED GOOD. NO DEFECT NOTED. WORK ACCOMPLIED IAW MM 32-30-03.