Service difficulty report · Sequence Valve · Dhav DHC8103

Difficulty date
September 17, 2014
Submitted
September 18, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N886EA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8103
Aircraft serial
215
Aircraft time
37,061 hours, 42,055 cycles
Part
Sequence Valve
Part number
692101
Part serial
1000
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg
Part time
37,061 hours, 42,055 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

NOSE WHEEL FAILED TO EXTEND WHEN GEAR SELECTED DOWN. AFTER GO-AROUND, 30-40 SECS, GEAR CAME DOWN ON ITS OWN. R AND R NLG MECHANICAL SEQUENCE VALVE, BLED AND LEAK CHECKED. GEAR FUNCTIONS NORMALLY THROUGH MULTIPLE GEAR SWINGS. REF MM 32-20-31 AND 32-30-00. OK FOR SERVICE.