Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 13, 2014
Submitted
December 16, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N432QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4166
Aircraft time
17,957 hours, 19,228 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
483003
Part serial
FAH0174
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

GEAR HANDLE SELECTED DOWN, GREEN LIGHTS INDICATED 3 RED AND GEAR HANDLE REMAINED ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED MISSED APPROACH AND GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY. ATTEMPTED SECOND NORMAL EXTENSION WITH SAME RESULTS, 3 RED AND GEAR HANDLE ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION RESULTING IN GOOD GEAR EXTENSION AND LOCKED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. INITIALLY UNABLE TO DUPLICATE, AS PRECAUTION R & R LG CONTROL PANEL IAW AMM 32-31-01-000-801 AND 32-31-01-400-801. DURING LG FUNCTIONAL TEST, DISCREPENCY DUPLICATED. PERFORMED RESISTANCE CHECK OF SELECTOR VALVE SOLENOIDS FOUND EXTEND SIDE OPEN. R & R LG SELECTOR VALVE IAW AMM 32-31-06-000-801 AND 32-31-06-400-801. OPS CHECKED GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.