Service difficulty report · Valve · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date
August 16, 2001
Submitted
August 20, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N15816
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft serial
105
Part
Valve
Part number
S2918052100260
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
AP
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

IAH - FLIGHT 3422, THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND UNDER NORMAL EXTENSION. THE CREW MANUALLY EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR AND LANDED AT IAH WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE LOCKED THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION AND PLACED THE GEAR ON MEL 32-31-03/C CONTROL NUMBER 014836, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH WHERE MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC SELECTOR VALVE, CLEARED THE MEL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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