Service difficulty report · Sequence Valve · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
August 23, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
56,124 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Sequence Valve
Part number
54C546347
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
57,483 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) AFTER TAKEOFF, THE NR 2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANTITY DROPPED TO 2 QUARTS AND THEY RECEIVED A RUDDER ISO CAUTION LIGHT. THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION FOUND THE RT MLG DOOR SEQUENCE VALVE FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE FLUID LOSS. THE DOOR SEQUENCE VALVE WAS REPLACED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. DOOR SEQUENCE SOLENOID VALVE, PN 54C54634-7, SN 0129B. ACFT TSN 57483, CSN 71843.