Service difficulty report · Solenoid Valve · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
December 4, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
58,417 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Solenoid Valve
Part number
54C546347
Condition
Failed
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
38,002 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED UP AFTER DEPARTURE, ALL OF THE NR 2 HYD SYSTEM FLUID WAS LOST AND THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT GO UP BUT REMAINED DOWN AND LOCKED. THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RT LANDING GEAR DOOR SOLENOID VALVE FAILED WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF NR 2 SYSTEM HYD FLUID AND THUS THE FAILURE OF THE GEAR TO RETRACT. THE SOLENOID VALVE WAS REPLACED AND HYD SYSTEM SERVICED, GEAR SWINGS CARRIED OUT AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.