Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 20, 2019
Submitted
May 21, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N432QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4166
Aircraft time
27,710 hours, 29,742 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
CAU3932AE04
Part serial
609
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Part time
22,691 hours, 24,533 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

ON GEAR RETRACTION WE HEARD AN SQUEAL IN THE NOSE AREA. THEN WERE GOT THE RIGHT MAIN "GEAR" UNSAFE RED LIGHT AND R DOOR AMBER LIGHT ALT GEAR EXTENSION WAS SUCCESSFUL. RETURNED TO FIELD. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. TROUBLESHOOTING & REPLACEMENT OF SECONDARY MLG SELECTOR VALVE. OPS & LEAK CHECKS GOOD. PRIMARY EXTENSION & RETRACTION CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.