Service difficulty report · Tube · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
September 6, 2001
Submitted
September 21, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
32,632 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Tube
Part number
82970410115
Condition
Chafed
Location
Hyd System
Part time
7,832 hours, 7,932 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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) AFTER TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE GATE FOR THE MORNING DEPARTURE, MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A HYDRAULIC LEAK IN THE RIGHT WHEEL. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM TWO CHAFED HYDRAULIC LINES ROUTED TOGETHER ALONG THE EXHAUST SHROUD. (THE RIGHT ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP CASE DRAIN LINE DEVELOPED A PIN HOLE LEAK DUE TO BEING CHAFED AGAINST THE PUMP PRESSURE LINE AFT OF THE FIRWALL.) BOTH HYDRAULIC LINES WERE REPLACED AND ALL FURTHER CHECKS WERE COMPLETED PRIOR TO RETURNING THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.