Service difficulty report · Sequence Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 12, 2020
Submitted
September 14, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4037
Aircraft time
44,316 hours, 47,115 cycles
Part
Sequence Valve
Part number
483023
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lt Mlg
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

ON INITIAL CLIMB DURING LANDING GEAR RETRACTION WE OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING. FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS THE LT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT, LT DOOR ADV LIGHT, AND THE GEAR HANDLE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUM. THEN AFTER 15 SECONDS THE GEAR FINISHED RETRACTION NORMALLY, BOTH ALTERNATE EXTENSION DOORS WERE CLOSED NORMAL (WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO RUN GEAR FAILS TO RETRACT CHECKLIST BEFORE GEAR FIXED ITSELF). GEAR EXT WAS NORMAL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. INTERROGATED PSEU FOR FAULTS, NO CURRENT FAULTS. PERFORMED GVI OF MLG, NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS. FERRIED AIRCRAFT. REPLACEMENT OF LT MLG SOLENOID SEQ VALVE AND FLUSHING OF LT MLG DOOR ACTUATOR LINES DUE TO FINDINGS DURING TROUBLESHOOTING. LANDING GEAR PRIMARY EXT AND RET SYSTEM OPERATIONAL TEST GOOD SEVERAL TIMES AT BOTH LOW AND NORMAL FLOW SETTINGS, IAW DHC-8-400 MM TASK NR 32-31-00-710-801. LANDING GEAR PRIMARY EXT AND RET SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL TEST GOOD, IAW DHC-8-400 MM TASK NR 32-31-00-720-801. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.