Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 30, 2009
Submitted
April 2, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4031
Aircraft time
19,781 hours, 20,209 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
483003
Part serial
FAH0230
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Part time
9,019 hours, 8,745 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

SEA - DURING CRUISE AT 25,000, OBSERVED AMBER "L DOOR" AND "R DOOR" TRANSIT LIGHTS AS WELL AS RED "LEFT" AND "RIGHT" GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS. LIGHTS ILLUMINATED TWICE FOR 1-4 SECONDS. RAN ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION E/A CHK LIST. PERFORMED ALTERNATE EXTENSION AND UNEVENTFUL LANDING. REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE. GEAR SWING FUNCTIONAL CHECK GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.