Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
January 22, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
6131001001
Condition
Seized
Location
Mlg
Part time
3,719 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER TO GEAR WAS SELECTED FOR RETRACTION RT GEAR REMAINED UNSAFE AND LT WAS SLOW TO RETRACT. CREW INITIATED AN ATB. NO FAULT CODES PRESENT ON PSEU. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED SELECTOR VALVE IN SECONDARY SYS WAS SEIZED. REPLACED VALVE PERFORMED RETRACTION SUCCESSFULLY.