Service difficulty report · Isolation Valve · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
February 20, 2003
Submitted
April 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
39,077 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Isolation Valve
Part number
659603
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Spoilers
Part time
19,611 hours, 24,263 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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) A/C WAS ON APPROACH WHEN NR 2 HYDR ISO VALVE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED, A/C LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. A/C WAS BROUGHT BACK TO HANGAR, NR 2 HYD SYS WAS TOPPED UP AND GEAR SWINGS WERE CARRIED OUT WITH NO LEAKS NOTED. ONCE FLIGHT/TAXI MODE SWITCH WAS PUT INTO FLIGHT MODE GROUND SPOILERS TRIED TO DEPLOY, FLIGHT SPOILER VALVE IN NR 2 WHEEL WELL WAS FOUND LEAKING. AFTER REMOVAL, DISCOVERED THAT THREE OF FOUR RETAINING BOLTS ON ADAPTER PLATE ON SHUTTLE VALVE WERE SHEARED OFF. PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY POUNDING OF SHUTTLE VALVE WHEN THREE THOUSAND POUNDS OF HYD PRESS IS APPLIED TOO IT, WE HAVE BEEN REPLACING RETAINING BOLTS ON STEERING MANIFOLD AND TORQUE BOLTS ACCORDING TO MFG SB 8-32-52.