Service difficulty report · Valve · Raythn HAWKER900XP

Difficulty date
February 20, 2014
Submitted
February 28, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N897QS
Make and model
Raythn HAWKER900XP
Aircraft serial
HA0014
Aircraft time
3,144 hours, 2,218 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Lt 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

FOLLOWING REAR RETRACTION, LT MAIN GEAR ILLUMINATED RED & REMAINED ON UNTIL GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED TO DOWN. NORMAL THREE GREEN INDICATION FOLLOWED. UPON INVESTIGATING THE LT GEAR, NOTED THE GAP ON THE REVERSING VLV BETWEEN THE PLUNGER FLANGE & VLV BODY WAS MORE THAN THE ALLOWABLE LIMIT, APPROXIMATELY 0.065 INCHES. ADJUSTED ROD END EYE BOLT IN 1/2 TURN TO GET GAP WITHIN LIMITS AT .037 - .040 INCHES. CHECKED SIDE STAY CLEARANCES & FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS. PERFORMED SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. WORK PERFORMED IAW AMM 32-30-31-401.