Service difficulty report · Switch · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
February 15, 2008
Submitted
March 4, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
299
Aircraft time
39,864 hours, 43,898 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
3031174001
Part serial
MX605142D
Condition
Broken
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Part time
39,864 hours, 43,898 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING GEAR RETRACTION ALL GEAR DOOR AMBER LIGHTS AND NR 2 HYD ISO VALVE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HYDRAULIC QUANTITY AND PRESSURE WERE NORMAL. THE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED DOWN. CREW PERFORMED ALTERNATE EXTENSION. REPLACED NR 2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM RESERVOIR AND ISOLATION SWITCH.