Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
March 11, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
22,713 hours
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
843003
Condition
Defective
Location
Mlg
Part time
23,094 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) ON GEAR EXTENSION FOR LANDING, THE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND AND THE CREW RECEIVED A 3 RED INDICATION. THE CREW VISUALLY CONFIRMED NO GEAR EXTENSION, THEY INITIATED A GO-AROUND AND REFERENCED THEIR CHECKLIST, THEY MANUALLY EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR AND THE FLIGHT LANDED SAFELY. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT INTO THE HANGER FOR FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING WHERE MTC REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE, BLED THE SYSTEM AND FUNCTION/LEAK CHECK WAS CARRIED OUT SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO FURTHER FAULT NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT IS RETURN TO SERVICE.