Service difficulty report · Relief Valve · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
November 21, 2003
Submitted
March 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Relief Valve
Part number
9752565
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
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) PILOT BECAME AWARE OF HYD. QT. 20-30 PERCENT, AND HYD NR 1 ISO VALVE CAUTION LIGHT. PRESSURE WAS AT THIS TIME OK. AFTER 5 MIN. QT. DROPPED TO 0 PERCENT. THIS CAUSED NEW CAUTION LIGHTS, AND QT. IN SYST. NR 1 TO INCREASE TO 50-60 PERCENT. COMPLETED ABNORMAL CHECKLIST FOR FLAPLESS LANDING. SINCE WE HAD QT. 50-60 PERCENT IN NR 1 SYS, AND PRESSURE FLUCTUATING, DECIDED TO TRY FLAPS 5. REACHED 3 DEGREES & STOPPED. NORMAL FLAPLESS LANDING PERFORMED. AFTER SERVICING NR 1 HYD SYSTEM , HYD FLUID WAS FOUND POURING FROM HYD BALANCE RELIEF VALVE DRAIN PORT TUBE. HYD BALANCED RELIEF VALVE REPLACED ACC AMM 29-11-51. LEAK CHECK OF HYD SYSTEM NR 1 PERFORMED WITHOUT ANY REMARKS.