Service difficulty report · Sequence Valve · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
February 18, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
49,609 hours, 57,742 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Sequence Valve
Part number
54C546347
Condition
Failed
Location
Nose Gear
Part time
45,088 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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 DEPARTURE WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED UP, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG FROM THE NOSE GEAR AREA. THE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AND NUMEROUS HYD SERVICES CAUTION LIGHTS CAME ON INCLUDING THE NR 2 HYD ISO VALVE. THE NR 2 HYDRAULIC QTY HAD RAPIDLY DROPPED TO 0.6 QT. THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION FOUND THE NLG SOLENOID SEQUENCE VALVE FAILED. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NLG SOLENOID SEQUENCE VALVE, PN 54C54634-7, SN 0790. SEQUENCE VALVE TSN 45088, CSN 57742.