SDR HNAA00033

Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 5, 2005
Submitted
April 7, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
308
Aircraft time
31,104 hours, 36,504 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
574205A
Part serial
556
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
33,104 hours, 36,504 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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

WHEN GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN ALL GEAR SHOWED UNSAFE INDICATION (THREE RED). MAIN GEAR EXTENDED USING ALTERNATE EXTENSION. NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND ON FIRST PULL OF ALT EXTENSION CABLE. FORCEFUL SECOND PULL DID EXTEND THE NOSE GEAR. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE, SERVICED AND BLED SYSTEM PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY USING ALTERNATE EXTENSION.