Service difficulty report · Sequence Valve · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
April 14, 2004
Submitted
July 22, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
28,789 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF15
Part
Sequence Valve
Part number
69210
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Part time
28,730 hours, 41,857 cycles
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 , THE CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN, NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN, AMBER AND RED CATION AND WARNING LIGHTS ON AND LOUD GRINDING NOISE IN NOSE WHEEL AREA WAS HEARD, THE CREW CARRIED OUT AN ALTERNATE GEAR SELECTION (THE ABOVE IS EXTRACTS FROM PILOT'S REPORT ) SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS COMPLETED AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SNAG. SEQUENCE VALVE REPLACED FOR TROUBLE SHOOTING. SEVERAL MORE GEAR SWINGS COMPLETED WITH NO FAULT FOUND. SEQUENCE VALVE WAS SENT FOR TEAR DOWN REPORT, WILL UPDATE AS REPORT BECOME AVIALABLE.