Service difficulty report · Relay · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
December 1, 2003
Submitted
January 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N845EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
344
Aircraft time
26,501 hours, 28,731 cycles
Part
Relay
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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

ON APPROACH, NLG WOULD NOT EXTEND NORMALLY. AFTER ATTEMPTING FLT MANEUVERS TO EXTEND GEAR, ALTERNATE EXTENSION SYSTEM WAS USED & A/C LANDED SAFELY. MAINT DISCOVERED AN INOPERATIVE NOSE DOOR SEQUENCING VALVE & REPLACED IT. A/C TEST FLOWN & RETURNED TO SERVICE. ON APPROACH, SAME CONDITION EXISTED. ONCE A/C ARRIVED, MAINT R&R NOSE GEAR DOOR ACT, DUE TO ACT BYPASSING ON DOWN SIDE. A/C OPS CHECKED & RETURNED TO SERVICE. LATER THAT DAY, HAD SAME DISCREPENCY. MAINT R&R 3261-K7 RELAY & RETURNED A/C TO SERVICE. NO DISCREPENCIES TO DATE.