Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
July 19, 2022
Submitted
July 21, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N909FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft serial
275
Aircraft time
29,630 hours, 33,490 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Condition
Faulted
Stage of operation
LD
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

WHILE CONFIGURING THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND, THE CREW SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING. BOTH THE FORWARD AND OVERHEAD PANEL’S LANDING GEAR INDICATORS REMAINED RED, INDICATING AN UNSAFE GEAR SITUATION. THE CREW DISCONTINUED THE APPROACH TO LAND, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND RAN THE QRH. THE FLIGHT THEN LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM AND FOUND A BAD LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE AND REPLACED. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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