Service difficulty report · Pseu · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
May 24, 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
Pseu
Part number
858601
Part serial
83
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
17,727 hours, 26,530 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) FLIGHT CREW REPORTED UPON SELECTION OF GEAR DOWN, INITIALLY THREE GREEN INDICATED, SHORTLY AFTER, A FLICKERING OF THE NOSE GEAR DOOR (AMBER) AND UNSAFE (RED) AND HORN SOUNDED, THEN CLEARED. ON TAXI IN SNAG RE-OCCURRED AND GREEN GEAR SAFE LIGHT NOW U/S. ALTERNATE VERIFICATION LIGHTS INDICATED GEAR SAFE. MAINTENANCE FOUND CARD FAULT ON PSEU. REPLACED AND TESTED UNIT AND COMPLETED GEAR SWINGS WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. SNAG RE-OCCURRED FOUR FLIGHTLEGS LATER WITH INDICATION OF GEAR UNSAFE ON TAXI. AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY IN HANGAR BEING INVESTIGATED.