Service difficulty report · Sequence Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 1, 2017
Submitted
February 1, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N414QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4061
Aircraft time
38,470 hours, 36,788 cycles
Part
Sequence Valve
Part number
483037
Part serial
FAH0799
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
18,627 hours, 20,074 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING GEAR RETRACTION NOSE GEAR UNSAFE AND DOOR LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. AFTER APPROX 10 MINUTES NOSE GEAR RETRACTED ON ITS OWN. ACCOMPLISHED ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION FOR LANDING. REF W/O 216448, NR-00001 - NR-00003 FOR WORKED PERFORMED. R/R OF MECHANICAL SEQUENCE VALVE. OPS CHECKED GOOD. A/C GEARS EXTEND & RETRACT AS REQ. NOSE GEAR UNSAFE AND DOOR LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. INTERROGATED PSEU FOR FAULTS. NO FAULTS NOTED. PERFORMED RETRACT AND EXTEND THE NOSE GEAR TASK IAW AMM 32-31-00-867-801 1 TO 4A5(B) WHERE REDUPLICATED DISCREPANCY. NLG DIDN'T RETRACT. REMOVED DEBRIS GUARD. FOUND RESIDUAL HYDRAULIC FLUID ON ARM OF MECHANIC SEQUENCE VALVE. PERFORMED NLG DOOR ACTUATOR CHECK FOR BYPASSING IAW FIM 32-00-00-810-826 STEPS 1 THRU 4G. NO EVIDENCE OF BYPASSING. NLG DOOR ACTUATOR COLD TO TOUCH. CONNECTED LT AND RT MLG DOWNLOCK ACTUATORS IAW AMM TASK 32-31-00-867-802 PARA 5.A.-G. STEPS 4A(5)(C) -4B(5.