Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Dhav DHC8*

Difficulty date
June 26, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8*
Aircraft time
6,796 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Selector Valve
Condition
Faulty
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING CRUISE, CAPTAIN NOTICED 3 RED UNSAFE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL, AS WELL AS THE UNSAFE LIGHT IN THE MLG HANDLE. F/O AND CAPTAIN NOTICED MLG DID NOT EXTEND, AS THERE WERE NO SOUNDS. A GO AROUND WAS INITIATED. COMPLETED ALTERNATE MLG EXTENSION. MLG FREE FELL INTO EXTENDED POSITION (3 GREEN). NO EMERGENCY DECLARED, LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MX TROUBLESHOT, FOUND MLG SELECTOR VALVE AT FAULT. SELECTOR VALVE REPLACED. ACFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.