Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Dhav DHC8103

Difficulty date
June 19, 2012
Submitted
June 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N636AR
Make and model
Dhav DHC8103
Aircraft serial
086
Aircraft time
36,385 hours, 48,102 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
574205A
Part serial
46
Condition
Failed
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AC ENTERED LT DOWN WIND LANDING RUNWAY 34 RIGHT INTO OASH, UPON BEING CLEARED TO LAND AND ABEAM THE NUMBERS, PIC CALLED FOR GEAR DOWN AT THE APPROPRIATE SPEED. LANDING GEAR INDICATION INDICATED LT MLG DOWN, RT MLG AND NLG UNSAFE. FA VERIFIED RT MLG HAD NOT COME DOWN. PIC CALLED FOR GEAR UP AND GOT 3 GEAR UP INDICATIONS. PIC CANCELED LANDING CLEARANCE AND RETURNED TO BASE (OAIX). RECEIVED A POSITIVE 3 GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX VERIFIED NO HYDRAULIC PRESSURE PORTING THROUGH LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE WHILE SOLENOIDS WERE POWERED - GEAR DOORS NOT CLOSING WITH HYDRAULIC PRESSURE REMOVED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.