Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
November 22, 2002
Submitted
November 25, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N845EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
344
Aircraft time
24,092 hours, 26,236 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
574205A
Part serial
240
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Only
Part time
16,560 hours, 18,197 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ROC-LGA FLIGHT#3862. CREW REPORTED DURING FINAL APPROACH GEAR HANDLE SELECTED DOWN, GEAR DID NOT COME DOWN AND 3 RED UNSAFE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ALTERNATE EXTENSION PERFORMED, AND FLEW BY TOWER TO VISUALLY VERIFY GEAR DOWN. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH OUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED PSEU SELF TEST, TARGET TEST, AND CLEANED ALL PROXIMITY SENSORS. LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE WAS REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.