Service difficulty report · Solenoid · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
February 24, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
55,060 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF*
Part
Solenoid
Condition
Shorted
Location
Selector Valve
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) MLG WILL NOT COME DOWN ON NORMAL EXTENSION SELECTION. CYCLED GEAR HANDLE BACK UP AND THEN DOWN AGAIN, WITH SAME RESULT. ALL HYDRAULIC PRESSURES AND QTY IS GOOD, ALL PUMPS ARE RUNNING. ALTERNATE EXTENSION CARRIED OUT SUCCESSFULLY. NO MLG INOPERATIVE OR HYD SYS CAUTION LIGHTS, ONLY THE 3 RED LIGHTS ON THE SELECTOR PANEL WHEN MLG SELECTED DOWN. FERRY FLIGHT DEFERRAL, THE FOLLOWING INITIAL MAINTENANCE T/S WAS COMPLETED: PSEU CODES CHECKED, CODES 51, AND 53 PRESENT. NEW PSEU TRIED WITH SAME RESULTS. SNAG ONLY PRESENT ON DOWN SELECTION. HANDLE AMBER, 3 RED LIGHTS, NO GEAR DOOR LIGHTS, NO GEAR MOVEMENT. RE-INSTALLED ORIGINAL PSEU. TRIED NEW GEAR SELECTOR PANEL. NO CHANGE TO SNAG. ORIGINAL GEAR SELECTOR INSTALLED. FOUND OPEN CIRCUIT ON LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE DOWN SOLENOID. NEW LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE, PN 57420-5A, INSTALLED IAW AMM 32-30-41. FUNCTION CHECKED AND LEAK CHECKED SERVICEABLE.