Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
December 2, 2009
Submitted
December 16, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N816EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
329
Aircraft time
42,920 hours, 46,829 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Condition
Faulted
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
DE
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

UPON GEAR EXTENSION 3 RED AND HANDLE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. PERFORMED GEAR EXTENSION 3 GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED. JACKED ACFT, SWUNG GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, FOUND LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE AT FAULT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE IAW 32-40-41. SWUNG GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, OPS CHECKED GOOD. OK FOR RETURN TO SERVICE