Service difficulty report · Line · Dhav DHC3

Difficulty date
May 5, 2001
Submitted
July 5, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC3
Aircraft time
16,681 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A34
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Line
Part number
C3CF6139
Condition
Broken
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON LANDING THE PILOT PUMPED THE FLAPS DOWN, WHEN THE FLAPS REACHED THE DOWN POSITION THE HYDRAULIC LINE TO THE FLAP SELECTOR BROKE, LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID ON TO THE FLOOR. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INVESTIGATION THE AME FOUND THAT THE HYDRAULIC LINE FROM THE HYDRAULIC FILTER TO THE FLAP SELECTOR HAD BROKEN OFF AT THE SELECTOR. SUSPECT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE HYDR AULIC LINE NUT WAS OVERTORQUED AT ONE TIME WHICH CAUSED THE FLAIR TO EVENTFULLY BREAK OFF. THE LINE WAS REPAIRED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.. .