Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
September 22, 2001
Submitted
December 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
28,636 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
7G772
Condition
Failed
Location
Rudder
Part time
30,329 hours, 30,694 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) THE NR 2 RUDDER HYDRAULIC CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT CREW SELECTED THE RUDDER NR 2 SHUT OFF SWITCH AND ALL THREE RUDDER CAUTION LIGHTS CAME ON. THE AIRSPEED WAS REDUCED TO LESS THAN 200 KNOTS AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE STATION. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 2 RUDDER HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SWITCH, RESET THE SYSTEM AND COMPLETED ALL FURTHER CHECKS PRIOR TO RELEASING THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.