Service difficulty report · Valve · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
January 22, 2007
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
33,108 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF15
Part
Valve
Part number
574205A
Part serial
346
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Part time
36,649 hours
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) DURING APPROACH WHEN LANDING GEAR SELECTED DOWN, NO GEAR MOVEMENT. CIRCUIT BREAKERS, HYDRAULIC PX AND QUANTITY AND DOORS ALL NORMAL. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUETS, LANDING GEAR DEPLOYED NORMALLY TO EXTENDED POSITION. AIRCRAFT FERRIED GEAR DOWN TO MAINTENANCE BASE. LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE REPLACED, GEAR SWINGS CARRIED OUT. SERVICEABLE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (TC NR 20070123006)