Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
August 15, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
10018310
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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) LT MLG FAILED TO RETRACT ON FIRST TAKEOFF POST REPLACEMENT OF SECONDARY SELECTOR VALVE. THE ACFT WAS BROUGHT INTO THE HANGAR PLACED ON JACKS AND FAILURE WAS ISOLATED TO THE NEWLY INSTALLED SECONDARY SELECTOR VALVE. A REPLACEMENT VALVE WAS ROBBED FROM ANOTHER ACFT. OPS CHECK CARRIED OUT SERVICEABLE. NO FURTHER RECURRENCE. THE INLINE FILTERS ON THE ORIGINAL SELECTOR VALVE WERE INSPECTED WITH NO FINDINGS, FILTERS NOT COLLAPSED OR CONTAMINATED.