SDR LYNX00010

Service difficulty report · Sequence Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 21, 2008
Submitted
March 25, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501LX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4165
Aircraft time
886 hours, 720 cycles
Part
Sequence Valve
Part number
483023
Part serial
FAH0580
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nlg
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

UPON LANDING AT DEN AND GO-AROUND, NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT CLEAR ON GEAR RETRACTION. ON SELECTION OF 'GEAR DOWN' NOSE GEAR INDICATOR DISPLAYED A RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. GEAR EXTENDED AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS USING THE ALTERNATE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR SOLENOID SEQUENCE VALVE IAW Q400 AMM 32-31-71-400-801. BLED NUMBER 2 HYD SYS IAW Q400 AMM 29-10-00-870-802. PERFORMED LG EXTENSION AND RETRACTION FC IAW Q400 AMM 32-31-71-720-002, 25 CYCLES. NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPS CHECK GOOD.