What was found
LANDING GEAR WILL NOT RETRACT. INSPECTED AND FOUND EMERGENCY BLOW DOWN BOTTLE VALVE LEAKING. THIS MOVED THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE TO BYPASS PREVENTING LANDING GEAR RETRACTION. REPAIRED.
- Difficulty date
- December 13, 2002
- Submitted
- December 23, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N792CH
- Make and model
- Skrsky S76A
- Aircraft serial
- 760193
- Aircraft time
- 9,687 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Valve
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Blowdown Bottle
- Component
- Bottle
- Component part number
- 7665001801103
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.