Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
February 1, 2010
Submitted
February 5, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N226JS
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7895
Aircraft time
14,124 hours, 14,737 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
750006000
Part serial
0396T
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Part time
11,235 hours, 11,832 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THE NOSE GEAR MADE AN UNUSUAL NOISE AT GEAR RETRACTION ON TAKEOFF FROM CLT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE AIRCRAFT USING THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND FOUND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR (NLG) DOORS VIBRATING OPEN AND CLOSED WHEN THE NLG WAS RETRACTED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOSE NLG SOLENOID SELECTOR VALVE AND PERFORMED CHECKS USING THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL. NO FURTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.