Service difficulty report · Sequence Valve · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
May 25, 2003
Submitted
May 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N566SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120341
Aircraft time
10,987 hours, 16,330 cycles
Part
Sequence Valve
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Mlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT MAIN GEAR REQUIRED THREE ATTEMPTS BEFORE RETRACTING. IT APPEARED THAT THE INBOARD GEAR DOOR WAS NOT OPENING. CYCLED LANDING GEAR NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT DEFECT. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED SEQUENCE VALVE AND PLUNGERS ON ALL GEAR. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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