Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
January 6, 2003
Submitted
January 9, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N841EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
249
Aircraft time
23,585 hours, 25,391 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
574205A
Part serial
545
Condition
Inoperative
Part time
20,861 hours, 22,953 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
V
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

HPN- FLIGHT#3665. CREW REPORTED LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND NORMALLY, GEAR HANDLE SELECTED AND ONLY RED IN-TRANSIT LIGHTS CAME ON, MAIN AND NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. ALTERNATE EXTENSION PERFORMED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED WIRING AT INHIBIT SWITCH, SELECTOR VALVE AND WING ROOT. VERIFIED POWER AT SELECTOR VALVE WITH GEAR HANDLE UP AND DOWN. DEICE FLUID CLEANED FROM VALVE, AND WING ROOT CANNON PLUGS. PROBLEM REOCCURED FLIGHT#9381. MAINTENANCE REPLACED GEAR SELECTOR VALVE PANEL. PROBLEM REOCCURED FLIGHT#6841. MAINTENANCE OPERATIONAL CHECKED GEAR AND INSPECTED WIRING AND CANNON PLUGS. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE REPLACED FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED