Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
January 30, 2003
Submitted
February 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N845EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
344
Aircraft time
24,561 hours, 26,705 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
574205A
Part serial
327
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Only
Part time
31,053 hours, 37,318 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LGA-FLIGHT#3695. CREW REPORTED GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. GEAR RECYCLED, THEN GEAR RETRACTED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED GEAR SELECTOR VALVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEHAVILLAND DASH 8 MAINTENANCE MANUAL. AFTER PERFORMING SEVERAL GEAR RETRACTIONS AND EXTENSIONS OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.