Service difficulty report · Tube · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
June 30, 2001
Submitted
July 25, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
25,625 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Tube
Part number
82970010301
Condition
Chafed
Location
Hyd System
Part time
26,879 hours, 26,758 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) A PASSENGER ADVISED THE FLIGHT CREW THAT HE HAD NOTICED A PUDDLE OF FLUID UNDER THE RIGHT NACELLE AFTER THE AIRCRAFT HAD STOPPED. THE FLIGHT CREW CONFIRMED THE LEAK AS HYDRAULIC FLUID.MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RETURN LINE FROM THE ANTI-SKID VALVE HAD BEEN CHAFED BY THE FIRE DETECTION LOOP ALONG THE UPPER OUTBOARD SIDE OF THE NACELLE. THE LINE WAS REPLACED AND A LL FURTHER CHECKS WERE COMPLETED.