Service difficulty report · Sequence Valve · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
April 9, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
23,172 hours
Part
Sequence Valve
Part number
483035
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
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) 1ST EVENT AFTER GEAR RETRACTION RH GEAR DOOR ADVISORY LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. CABIN CREW CONFIRMED THAT DOOR REMAINED OPEN GEAR SWINGS COMPLETED WITH HYD CART. HARD FAIL LH AND RH MLG AFT DOORS FAILED TO CLOSE. NO FAULTS NOTED ON PSU. PSU REPLACED AS PER TASK 32-61-01-400 LANDING GEAR OPERATIONAL TEST COMPLETED AS PER TASK 32-31-00-710-801 DOORS NOW CLOSE AS NORMAL.. LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYSTEM CHECKS SERVICEABLE AIRCRAFT RETURN TO SERVICE 2ND EVENT AIR TURN BACK - ON GEAR UP SELECTION THE RIGHT HAND GEAR DOOR AMBER LIGHT AS WELL AS THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE LIGHT AND RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. TOWER ADVISED THAT THE RIGHT HAND GEAR WAS STILL DOWN. CARRIED OUT AN ALTERNATE AND NOW SHOWING 3 GREEN. FOLLOWED FIM 32-00-00-810-823 - NFF. ALL GEAR SWUNG REPEATEDLY WITH NFF. REPLACED R/H MLG DOOR SOLENOID VALVE I.A.W. TASK 32-31-41-000-801 AND TASK 32-31-41-400-801 REQUIRES LEAK AND FUNCTION CHECK MECHANICAL SEQUENCE VALVE REPLACE IAW TASK 32-31-36-000-801 AND TASK 32-31-36-400-801 OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE LANDING GEAR PRIMARY EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYSTEM COMPLETED SERVICEABLE IAW TASK 32-31-00-710-801 VISUAL AND LEAK CHECKS COMPLETED SERVICEABLE UNDETERMINED AT THIS POINT WHETHER IT WAS THE VALVE, SOLENOID SEQUENCE PN 48302-5 SN FAH1148 16710 HRS TSN OR VALVE, MECHANICAL SEQUENCE. PN 48303-103 SN FAH0557 28763 HRS TSN (TC# 20190410012)