Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
June 26, 2015
Submitted
June 30, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N923FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft serial
135
Aircraft time
31,695 hours, 39,762 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
1005383Y00
Part serial
711
Condition
Faulty
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT 8291, DISCREPANCY, DURING CLIMB OUT, THE LG INDICATING LIGHTS CYCLED LOCKED TO UNLOCKED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CREW COULD HEAR THE LG BANGING AS IT WAS TRYING TO LOCK IN PLACE. THE CREW TRIED SEVERAL MORE TIMES & FINALLY IT LOCKED IN PLACE. ACFT RETURNED, NO EMER WAS DECLARED & LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED THE LG SELECTOR VLV. RETRACTION NORMAL, OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD, NO LEAKS FOUND. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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