Service difficulty report · Solenoid Valve · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
July 7, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Solenoid Valve
Part number
5903394
Condition
Shorted
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
56,419 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) ON INITIAL CLIMB, FLAPS WERE SELECTED TO 0. DURING RETRACTION, CIRCUIT BREAKER L7 FLAP CONT POPPED AND FLAPS JAMMED AT 5. THE ACFT RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TRAVELED TO THE ACFT LOCATION AND FOUND THE FLAP POWER UNIT, FPU SOLENOID VALVE DEFECTIVE, REF COMPONENT MM ILLUSTRATED PARTS LIST 27-50-02-01-035. THE FPU WAS REPLACED, FLAP SYS TESTED SERVICEABLE AND THE ACFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.