Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
March 11, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Dowty R4086123F17
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
483003
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
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

(CAN) DURING APPROACH, AFTER PILOTS PULL LG IN DOWN SELECTION, THERE WAS NO LG EXTENSION. HANDLE WAS RECYCLED, STILL NO LG EXTENSION, HANDLE ILLUMINATED, 3 RED LIGHTS. GO AROUND WITH SUBSEQUENT PUBLISHED, MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE. QRH PROCEDURE ALTERNATE LG EXTENSION OR LG INOPERATIVE IN HOLDING SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMED, EVENTLESS LANDING. PERFORMED READ OUT OF PSEU FAULT CODES, FOUND CODE DIN01A FAILED & DIN02A FAILED ACC FIM 32-10-00-810-801. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST AMM 32-31-00-720-801 & FAULT INDICATION RETRIEVAL PERFORMED AGAIN, NO MORE SAME FAULT CODES, BUT SOMETIMES NO HYDRAULIC POWER AVAILABLE IN LG SYS. SUSPECTED LG SELECTOR VLV PIN 48300-3. LG SELECTOR VLV PIN 48300-3 INSTALLED IAW AMM 32-31-06-00 400-801. TESTED OK.