Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
September 6, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
483003
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Part time
5,304 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING LANDING, LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND, USED ALT EXTENSION, ALL LIGHTSGREEN, LAND SAFELY. UPON LANDING THE SWITCHES WERE RETURNED TO NORMAL BUT THE GEAR DOORS REMAINED OPEN. LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE REPLACED.