Service difficulty report · Sequence Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 8, 2011
Submitted
October 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4210
Aircraft time
8,185 hours, 9,164 cycles
Part
Sequence Valve
Part number
483025
Part serial
FAH0613
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Part time
8,185 hours, 9,164 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

LANDING GEAR AMBER NOSE DOOR & RED NOSE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED DURING INITIAL CLIMB. RETURNED TO THE FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. R & R THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS, NLG SOLENOID SEQUENCE VALVE, MECHANICAL SEQUENCE VALVE (NLG), NLG DOOR ACTUATER NLG DOOR MECHANISM. REPAIRED ELONGATED MOUNTING HOLE FOR LINKAGE ASSY PN 47840. ALL TEST GOOD NO LEAKS NOTED , NO FAULT CODES LOGGED. DUE TO DAMAGE, LT FWD NLG DOOR REPLACED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.