Service difficulty report · Hose · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
November 18, 2001
Submitted
February 5, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
21,954 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF15
Part
Hose
Part number
DSC252B40124
Condition
Split
Location
Hyd System
Part time
23,720 hours, 26,474 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE NR 2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM DECREASED TO 2 QTS ON APPROACH WITH NO LOSS OF SYSTEMS. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE HYDRAULIC FLEX HOSE (UNLOCK) SPLIT NEAR THE B-NUT ON THE NLG DRAG STRUT ACTUATOR. THE HOSE WAS REPLACED AND ALL FURTHER CHECKS WERE COMPLETED PRIOR TO RELEASING THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.