What was found
SHUTTLE VLV FRACTURED IN THE FITTING THAT THREADS INTO NLG ACTUATOR RESULTING IN INABILITY TO EXTEND THE GEAR BY HYD OR NITROGEN PRESS.
- Difficulty date
- November 22, 2014
- Submitted
- December 5, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N765KP
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 318253012
- Aircraft time
- 9,608 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Shuttle Valve
- Part number
- WTC22171
- Part serial
- WTC235
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 9,608 hours
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.