Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Gulstm G1159A

Difficulty date
March 12, 2003
Submitted
March 25, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N444GA
Make and model
Gulstm G1159A
Aircraft serial
301
Engine
Rroyce SPEY5118
Part
Control Valve
Part number
1159SCH23111
Part serial
192
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlgww
Part time
8,987 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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

NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND WITH THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE PLACED IN THE DOWN POSITION. TROUBLESHOT LANDING GEAR AND FOUND THE NOSE GEAR DOOR CONTROL VALVE INOPERATIVE NOT ALLOWING THE GEAR DOOR TO OPEN. NOSE GEAR DOORS WOULD OPEN WHEN GROUND HANDLE WAS OPERATED TO OPEN DOORS. (ON JACKS) THE NOSE GEAR WOULD EXTEND. THE DETERMINED CAUSE OF FAILURE OF THE NOSE DOOR CONTROL VALVE IS UNDETERMINED, HOWEVER THE VALVE WILL BE SHIPPED TO MFG AS A CORE FOR POSSIBLE OVERHAUL.