Service difficulty report · Relay · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
January 19, 2003
Submitted
January 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N814EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
318
Aircraft time
27,593 hours, 30,627 cycles
Part
Relay
Part number
DSC1822
Part serial
NA
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Closet
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PHL-FLIGHT#3907. CREW REPORTED ALL GEAR DOORS CYCLED OPEN AND CLOSED 4 TIMES AFTER GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN AND LOCKED. MAINTENANCE OPERATIONALLY CHECKED PROXIMITY SENSOR ELECTRONICS UNIT(PSEU), OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT GROUND RAN, AND DOORS CYCLED. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. PIT-FLIGHT#3891. CREW REPORTED GEAR DOORS CYCLED OPEN AND CLOSED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE ON APPROACH. MAINTENANCE REPLACED RELAYS 3261-K8 AND 3261-K9. GEAR SWUNG SEVERAL TIMES, WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.