Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 24, 2008
Submitted
April 29, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
034
Aircraft time
57,323 hours, 65,013 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
574205A
Part serial
779
Condition
Defective
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
5,425 hours, 5,852 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER SELECTING GEAR HANDLE UP, GEAR DOWN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES PLUS GEAR HANDLE LIGHT. THEN HEARD A CLUNK IN NOSE WHEEL AREA AND GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY. AFTER INSPECTION, REMOVED AND REPLACED LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE PER W/C 32-30-41R. FUNCTIONAL CHECKS GOOD.