SDR SABA020033

Service difficulty report · Sequence Valve · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
March 7, 2002
Submitted
March 8, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N882CC
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
168
Aircraft time
32,004 hours, 29,196 cycles
Part
Sequence Valve
Part number
54C546349
Part serial
0400
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg
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

AIRCRAFT 882 ON FLIGHT 5027 FROM CLT TO CVG. AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED THE NOSE GEAR DOOR WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CLT. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE NOSE GEAR DOOR ACTUATING CABLE, AND REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOSE GEAR HYDRAULIC SEQUENCING VALVE. AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED AND A GEAR RETRACTION CHECK AND ALTERNATE GEAR RELEASE CHECK AS REQUIRED WITH THE CABLE ADJUSTMENT WAS PERFORMED. ALL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.