Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
July 21, 2013
Submitted
August 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N310LV
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800209
Aircraft time
1,221 hours, 687 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
V10000A012991464
Part serial
0598
Condition
Bypassing
Location
Mlg
Part time
1,221 hours, 687 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT MLG GREEN LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF. ALL OTHER GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED INCLUDING "UNSAFE" LIGHT. TOWER CONFIRMED LT MAIN GEAR WAS DOWN, EXTENDED. INSPECTED LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE AND FOUND THE PNEUMATIC OVER RIDE POSITION INDICATOR SLIGHTLY OUT OF DETENT. RESET INDICATOR AND OPERATED GREAR TO VERIFY THE SYSTEM. REPLACED THE LANDING GRAER CONTROL VALVE.