Service difficulty report · Valve · Gulstm G1159A

Difficulty date
September 23, 2009
Submitted
October 26, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N366JA
Make and model
Gulstm G1159A
Aircraft serial
366
Part
Valve
Part number
1159SCH2253
Part serial
0826
Condition
Leaking
Location
Ground Spoilers
Part time
16,711 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, WHEN THE CREW SELECTED GEAR UP THEY NOTICE UNUSUAL SOUNDS. ALL INDICATIONS SEEMED TO BE NORMAL AND FLAPS WERE SELECTED UP. THE COMBINE HYDRAULIC SYS BEGAN TO FALL. THE CREW GOT INDICATIONS THAT THE PRESSURE WAS LOW, THEN OK, THEN LOW AGAIN. THE UTILITY PUMP CYCLED ON AND OFF. THE CREW RETURNED THE FLAPS TO TEN, THE COMBINE HYD WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. THE CREW THEN LOWERED THE GEAR AND REQUESTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE. WHEN THE CREW SELECTED THE FLAPS TO 20 THEY GOT NO MOVEMENT OF THE FLAPS. THE CREW THEN RAN THE COMBINE HYDRAULIC FALL AND FLAP TEN LANDING CHECKLIST JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN AND TURNED ON THE AUX HYD PUMP. HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY THE CREW LOST THE TOE BRAKES AND USED THE PARKING BAKES TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. WE TROUBLESHOT THE HYD SYS AND FOUND THE GROUND SPOILER DEACTIVATION VALVE LEAKING. (K)