Service difficulty report · Dump Valve · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
July 23, 2012
Submitted
August 8, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N333YJ
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK159
Aircraft time
7,708 hours, 9,121 cycles
Part
Dump Valve
Part number
45AS650227
Part serial
0345
Condition
Faulty
Location
Mlg
Part time
7,708 hours, 9,121 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, CYCLED LANDING GEAR HANDLE DOWN, 3 GREEN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, RED UNSAFE LIGHT IN THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE REMAINED ILLUMINATED. CYCLED GEAR UP AND EXTEND IT AGAIN. ALL 3 GREEN LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATED AND NO RED UNSAFE INDICATION IN GEAR HANDLE. DISCONTINUED APPROACH AND ASKED THE TOWER TO INSPECT LANDING GEAR POSITION. TOWER REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE UP. PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE. LANDING GEAR EXTENDED, MLG DOORS RETRACTED AND A NORMAL LANDING FOLLOWED. DURING INSPECTION, TRACES OF HYD FLUID WERE OBSERVED ON THE BELLY LEAKING FROM VENTS IN THE NOSE OF THE ACFT. HYD PRESSURE REMAINED NORMAL THROUGH-OUT AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF HYDRAULIC QUANTITY LOW.

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