Service difficulty report · Ptu · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
October 26, 2005
Submitted
December 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Ptu
Part number
5114904
Part serial
K0102
Condition
Leaking
Location
Mlg
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW SELECTED GEAR UP, THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. AFTER ABOUT ONE MINUTE THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE RETRACTION THE HYD PRESS 2 CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE NR 2 HYDRAULIC FLUID QUANTITY WAS RAPIDLY DECREASING AND HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO. THE CREW THEN CARRIED OUT AN ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION AND RETURNED BACK TO BASE, WHERE A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE. INITIAL INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND A LARGE HYDRAULIC LEAK COMING FROM THE RT WING ROOT AREA. THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK WAS TRACED TO THE SEPARATION OF THE PTU.