Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
September 9, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N818EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
235
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
574205
Condition
Leaking
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
17,881 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT 3701 - DURING CRUISE NR 2 HYDRAULIC QTY INDICATED ZERO. HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS NORMAL. DURING APPROACH GEAR HAD TO BE MANUALLY EXTENDED. INSPECTED AND FOUND LANDING GEAR CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE LEAKING DUE TO TORN PACKING. REPLACED UPPER PACKING. BLED NR 2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. COMPLIED WITH INSPECTION OF ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP. GROUND RUN AND LEAK CHECK NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)