Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
March 4, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
574205A
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
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) PILOTS REPORT, BEGAN TO CONFIGURE ACFT FOR LANDING. ELECTED TO SELECT PROP RPM TO 1200 TO ASSIST SPEED MANAGEMENT DUE SLIGHTLY SHORTER TRACKING THAN ANTICIPATED AND A LITTLE LIGHT TURBULENCE. LANDING GEAR CALLED AND SELECTED DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 157 KIAS, AND FLAP SELECTED TO 5. FLAPS 15 CALLED AND WITH SELECTOR AT 10, THE 3 RED LIGHTS GEAR INDICATION WAS NOTED. VERY BRIEF EST, 1 SEC GEAR WARNING TONE. COMMENCED A GO AROUND, AT THAT TIME WE WERE CLEARED TO LAND BY TOWER. REPORTED "ABNORMAL GEAR INDICATION" TO TOWER AND GIVEN INSTRUCTION TO CARRY OUT PUBLISHED MISSED APPROACH. ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION TO BE CARRIED OUT. UNEVENTFUL LANDING AND TAXI TO BAY. MAINTENANCE REPORT: "FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF LANDING GEAR C/O UNABLE TO FAULT RETRACTION SYS. LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE REPLACED DUE TO BEING REPLACED PRIOR TO DEFECT, REPLACED IAW TASK 32-30-41. FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF LANDING GEAR C/O IAW 32-30-01, NO LEAKS EVIDENT ACFT SERVICEABLE."