Service difficulty report · Sequence Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
June 25, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft time
10,623 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol R4304*
Part
Sequence Valve
Part number
483025
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Part time
11,845 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, THE NLG DID NOT EXTEND & THE NLG DOORS DID NOT OPEN, MLG EXTENSION WAS NORMAL. AN ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION WAS CARRIED OUT & THE ACFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. AS THIS WAS A REPEAT DEFECT, MX CARRIED OUT EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING. ALL ELEC CONNECTIONS & WIRING TO THE NLG & DOOR SENSORS WAS CHECKED WITH NFF. THE NLG SOLENOID SEQUENCE VLV & THE NLG DOOR ACTUATOR WERE REPLACED & THE HYD LINES TO THESE COMPONENTS WERE FLUSHED. MULTIPLE GEAR SWINGS WERE CARRIED OUT WITH NO ISSUES & THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.