Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
September 4, 2002
Submitted
September 12, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
31,179 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Selector Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
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

(CAN) ON APPROACH, PILOTS SELECTED THE MLG HANDLE TO DOWN POSITION. GEAR DID NOT EXTEND AND THE PILOTS OBSERVED 3 RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS AND 2 AMBER LIGHTS IN THE SELECTOR HANDLE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, PILOTS DIVERTED WHERE COMPANY MAINTENANCE WAS AVAILABLE. AN EMERGENCY EXTENSION FOR THE MLG AND NLG WAS CARRIED OUT AND THE GEAR EXTENDED TO THE DOWN AND LOCK POSITION. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AS A PRECAUTION AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE WAS AT FAULT. THE SELECTOR VALVE WAS REPLACED, GEAR SWINGS CARRIED OUT AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.