Service difficulty report · Relay · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
March 30, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
54,603 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Relay
Part number
M390166105L
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 TAKEOFF WITH GEAR UP SELECTION, THE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT WHICH WAS ACCOMPANIED WITH SOME NOISE. ALL 3 GEAR INDICATIONS REMAINED GREEN AND ADDITIONALLY, THE HANDLE LIGHT CAME ON. ALL WAS OK ON THE DOWN SELECTION. A 2ND RETRACTION WAS MADE WITH THE SAME RESULT. THE ACFT RETURNED FROM TAKEOFF POINT AT WHICH POINT THE GEAR WAS SAFETY PINNED. MAINTENANCE ACTION INCLUDED REPLACING THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE, THE PSEU AND THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE. ALL WERE NO FIXES. HOWEVER, FURTHER FOLLOW UP FOUND THAT RELAY 3261-K8 WAS NOT LATCHING CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER AT THE SELECTOR VALVE. THE RELAY WAS REPLACED FOLLOWED BY 10 SUCCESSFUL GEAR RETRACTION/EXTENSIONS. SYS SERVICEABLE.