Service difficulty report · Sequence Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
June 2, 2011
Submitted
June 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N195WQ
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4195
Aircraft time
7,045 hours, 6,836 cycles
Part
Sequence Valve
Part number
483025
Part serial
FAH0640
Condition
Faulty
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
7,045 hours
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

UPON GEAR RETRACTION NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN RETRACTED, LEFT MAIN DOOR CLOSED, LEFT RED AND GEAR HANDLE ILLUMINATED, THEN LEFT GEAR DOOR OPENED AND LEFT GEAR RETRACTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT SEQUENCE VALVE IAW Q400 AMM 32-31-36, ALSO REPLACED LGDNLK1 PROX SENSOR DUE TO TWO RECENT OPEN FAULTS IAW Q400 AMM 32-61-06, CHECKED PSEU IAW Q400 AMM 32-61-00 BEFORE AND AFTER PERFORMING MULTIPLE PRIMARY EXTENSION AND RETRACTION CHECKS IAW 32-31-00. NO FAULTS FOUND BEFORE OR AFTER EXTENSION AND RETRACTION CHECKS.