Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 15, 2014
Submitted
September 16, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N356NG
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4356
Aircraft time
6,154 hours, 5,974 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
6131001001
Part serial
0434
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
6,154 hours, 5,974 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED VIBRATION AND NOTICED THAT THE MAIN GEAR INDICATIONS WERE STILL ILLUMINATED. CREW LEVELED OFF AT 5000 FT, RAN QRH AND F/A CONFIRMED THAT THE GEAR WERE STILL DOWN. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO PIT. DURING APPROACH THE LT GEAR WENT UP AND SHORTLY AFTER THE RT GEAR WENT UP. CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND ALL GEAR WENT DOWN AND LOCKED NORMALLY. CREW LANDED AND TAXIED TO GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT TO A BAD LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE AND R & R VALVE AMM. ACFT IS GOOD FOR SERVICE.