Service difficulty report · Valve · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
August 15, 2001
Submitted
August 24, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3038
Aircraft time
16,371 hours, 14,824 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Valve
Part number
7178011
Part serial
10
Condition
Failed
Part time
3,464 hours, 2,980 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
J, O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH TO AZO, THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN AND THE CREW RECEIVED NO GEAR INDICATION. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND MANUALLY LOWERED THE GEAR. THE MAIN GEAR WAS GREEN BUT THE NOSE SHOWED IN TRANSIT. THE CREW DID A FLY BY TO ENSURE GEAR WAS DOWN. FLIGHT 4172 THEN LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. ONCE ON THE GROUND, OUTSTATION MAINTENANCE CAME OUT AND PINNED THE GEAR BEFORE TAXIING TO THE GATE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO PIT WHERE MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-00-00. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FERRIED TO CAK WHERE THE OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE COMPLETED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR SERVICE.