Service difficulty report · Control Handle · Dorner DO228202

Difficulty date
October 25, 2016
Submitted
October 27, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501VA
Make and model
Dorner DO228202
Aircraft serial
8110
Aircraft time
7,286 hours, 7,588 cycles
Part
Control Handle
Part number
7172011
Part serial
200
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Cockpit
Part time
999,999 hours, 999,999 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED, PULLED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE, DID NOT RESPOND (NO RED BLINKING LIGHT, NO NOISE FROM THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION), NOTHING HAPPENED. CYCLED IT 3 TIMES WITH NO RESPONSE. THEN FLIPPED HYDRAULIC TO MANUAL, CYCLED GEAR HANDLE, STILL NOTHING. SWITCHED HYDRAULIC SWITCH BACK TO NORMAL. CYCLED GEAR HANDLE ONE MORE TIME AND THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE RESPONDED WITH LIGHTS AND ALSO HEARD THE LANDING GEAR EXTEND. REPLACED LANDING GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE. OPS CHECK IAW AMM 32-00-00, FUNCTIONAL TEST OF LANDING GEAR. TIMES AND CYCLES OF PART WERE UNKNOWN (NOT A LIFE LIMITED PART).