Service difficulty report · Solenoid Valve · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
February 20, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Solenoid Valve
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
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

(CAN) ON APPROACH GEAR SELECTED DOWN BOTH MAINS EXTENDED AND LOCKED DOWN WITH GREEN ILLUMINATED. NLG DID NOT EXTEND. NO AMBER DOOR LIGHT EVIDENT, DOORS DID NOT OPEN. NLG RED ILLUMINATED ON THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL PANEL. GO-AROUND CONDUCTED, ALTERNATE EXTENSION SYSTEM WAS USED NLG EXTENDED AND LOCKED DOWN, GREEN ILLUMINATED. ACFT LANDED SAFELY. ENGINEERS COULD NOT RE-PRODUCE THE DEFECT ON THE GROUND. HYDS WERE APPLIED AND THE NLG DOORS CLOSED. THE NLG SSV WAS ACCESSED AND THE CONNECTOR REMOVED, DOORS OPENED. CONNECTOR ATTACHED DOORS CLOSED. NLG SSV WAS REMOVED TO INSPECT THE FILTERS, THE FILTERS WERE IN PLACE WITH NO DAMAGE AND NO DEBRIS PRESENT. NLG DOOR ACTUATOR WAS DISCONNECTED TO ENSURE NO DEBRIS PRESENT AT THE INLET PORT. HYD LINE BETWEEN THE NLG SSV AND NLG DOOR ACTUATOR WAS FLUSHED WITH NO DEBRIS PRESENT. THE MECHANICAL DOOR LINKAGE WAS INSPECTED FOR WEAR AND DAMAGE WITH NONE FOUND. SSV INCLUDING FILTERS AND DOOR ACTUATOR WERE REPLACED AND SYSTEM BLEED COMPLETED. LDG RETRACTIONS COMPLETED WITH NO FAULTS FOUND.