Service difficulty report · Valve · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
July 30, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Part
Valve
Part number
659603
Condition
Failed
Location
Spoiler
Part time
4,769 hours
Component
Vickers · 659603
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF OUTBOARD SPOILERS, FOLLOWED SHORTLY AFTER BY INBOARD SPOILERS. ALSO, LOW PRESSURE CAUTION LIGHT ON FOR OUTBOARD SPOILERS. PILOT NOTED FULL MOVEMENT ON CONTROL WHEEL WITH NO BINDING. FLIGHT SPOILER VALVES IN BOTH NR 1 AND NR 2 SYSTEMS REPLACED. VALVES BEING RETURNED TO MANUFACTURER FOR INVESTIGATION.