Service difficulty report · Solenoid Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
July 17, 2010
Submitted
July 21, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4050
Aircraft time
22,361 hours, 23,153 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Solenoid Valve
Part number
483023
Part serial
FAH0133
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Part time
21,750 hours, 22,730 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

AFTER GEAR SELECTED UP ON TAKEOFF, NOSE GEAR DOORS FAILED TO CLOSE. COMPLIED WITH ALT GEAR EXTENSION METHOD AND RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING WAS WELL BELOW MAX LDG WEIGHT. ACFT TOWED OFF RUNWAY. FERRIED FOR REPAIRS. FOUND NO RELEVENT FAULTS IN PSEU, REPLACED NLG DOORS SOLENOID SEQUENCE VALVE AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, AND FLUSHED NLG HYD LINES. RETURNED TO SERVICE.