Service difficulty report · Solenoid · Dhav DHC7*

Difficulty date
March 9, 2004
Submitted
July 22, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC7*
Part
Solenoid
Part number
664901
Part serial
065
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Flap Dump
Part time
18,724 hours, 16,956 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) SCREWS ON THE SECOND STAGE FLAP DUMP SOLENOID VALVE BROKE AND CAUSED THE TRAILING FLAPS TO MALFUNCTION. NO FLUID WAS LOST. PART WAS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. PART SENT TO MFG FOR INVESTIGATION.