Service difficulty report · Sequence Valve · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
October 4, 2009
Submitted
October 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N96ZK
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120096
Aircraft time
37,395 hours, 40,399 cycles
Part
Sequence Valve
Part number
12032943001
Part serial
550
Condition
Inoperative
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

AIR RETURN - PILOTS REPORTED THAT THE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. HANDLE DID MOVE UP. A TURBULENCE NOISE WAS OBSERVED AS IF THE DOORS WERE OPEN. 6 GREEN AND 6 RED LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. CYCLED GEAR GEAR 4 TIMES. WITH GEAR HANDLE DOWN 6 GREEN LIGHTS OBSERVED AND THEN THEY RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 GEAR DOOR SEQUENCE VALVE IAW 32-32-04 AND ADJUSTED THE ACTUATING BOLT ON THE DOOR BELL CRANK. OPERATIONAL TEST WAS GOOD IAW 32-32-00.

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