Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 10, 2013
Submitted
May 13, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N191WQ
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4191
Aircraft time
9,838 hours, 9,612 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
483003
Part serial
FAH0296
Condition
Defective
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
3,740 hours, 3,571 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

UPON APPROACH INTO DEN FROM DRO, CREW PUT GEAR HANDLE DOWN BUT GEAR DOORS & GEAR DID NOT COME DOWN. CREW TRIED TO CYCLE BUT GEAR AGAIN FAILED TO COME DOWN. CREW ABORTED LANDING TO TROUBLESHOOT. AFTER CONSULTING WITH MAINTENANCE CREW DID ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION AND GEAR CAME DOWN. AS A PRECAUTION CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER LEAVING THE HIGH SPEED RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED AND TOWED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE PER BOMBA AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.