Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 4, 2011
Submitted
October 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4060
Aircraft time
24,659 hours, 25,343 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
483003
Part serial
FAH0077
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
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

PUT LANDING GEAR HANDLE DOWN ON FINAL, 3 GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND NOTHING ELSE. GEAR DID NOT COME DOWN. 3 TO 4 MINUTES LATER GEAR CAME DOWN AND LOCKED AS NORMAL. TAPPED DOWNWARD ON GEAR HANDLE SEVEAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL. INTERROGATED PSEU AND CDS FOR FAULTS, NO FAULTS LOGGED. PERFORMED GVI OF ALL 3 LANDING GEAR. FERRIED ACFT TO PDX FOR REPAIRS. FOUND EXTENSION SELONOID ON LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE ELECTRICAL TEST OUT OF LIMITS IAW AMM 32-31-06-760-801. REPLACED LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE IAW AMM 32-31-06-000-801 +32-31-06-400-801 TESTS GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.