Service difficulty report · Sequence Valve · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
May 25, 2004
Submitted
May 27, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
312
Aircraft time
31,503 hours, 34,635 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120
Part
Sequence Valve
Part number
54C546349
Part serial
000972
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nlg
Part time
31,502 hours, 34,633 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT NR 3920 REPORTED THEIR NOSE GEAR DOOR LIGHT REMAINING ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION WITH AN ASSOCIATED LOUD NOISE FROM THE NOSE GEAR AREA. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOSE GEAR SOLENOID SEQUENCE VALVE AND RELAY 3261-K7. SYSTEM WAS OPERATIONAL CHECKED AND ALL OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.