Service difficulty report · Line · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
November 11, 2001
Submitted
December 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
20,282 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Line
Part number
82970010477
Condition
Severed
Location
Hyd System
Part time
22,167 hours, 28,585 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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) AFTER TAKE-OFF ONCE THE CREW SELECTED GEAR UP THEY NOTICED THAT THE NR 2 HYDRAULIC QUANTITY WAS AT O. THE A/C RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT.INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE MAIN PRESSURE LINE TO THE NR 2 PRESSURE MANIFOLD HAD COMPLETLY RUPTURED. A TEMPORARY FLEX LINE WAS INSTALLED, SYSTEM TOPPED UP, SYSTEM BLED AND LEAK CHECKS CARRIED OUT.