Service difficulty report · Line · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
August 20, 2004
Submitted
February 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Line
Part number
82910009123
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B, 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) DURING FINAL APPROACH, PILOT REPORTED SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND PERFORMED AN UNEVENTFUL EMERGENCY LANDING. THE 'SMOKE' REVEALED TO BE HYDRAULIC FLUID MIST, WHICH SPREAD ALL OVER IN THE COCKPIT. ON GROUND WE FOUND A HYDRAULIC LINE BELOW THE COCKPIT CRACKED NEAR THE BEND RADIUS. BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE IS INVESTIGATING THIS EVENT.