Service difficulty report · Hose · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
November 30, 2005
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Hose
Part number
DSC252B40124
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT T/O WHEN L/G WAS SELECTED 'UP', ABNORMAL IND LIGHTS WERE OBSERVED ON THE GEAR SELECTOR ANNUNCIATOR PANEL. IN ADDITION NR 2 OUTBOARD SPOILER CAUTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITH NR 2 HYD SYSTEM IND GAUGES BOTH AT ZERO. FOLLOWING A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION, A/C RETURNED TO BASE WHERE A LANDING WAS CARRIED OUT W/O INCIDENT. ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A PRESSURE FLEXIBLE HOSE TO THE NLG DRAG STRUT RETRACTION ACTUATOR HAD RUPTURED LIBERATING THE HYDRAULIC FLUID CONTENT FROM THE NR 2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. BOTH NLG RETRACTION ACTUATOR FLEXIBLE HOSES WERE REPLACED, NR2 HYD SYSTEM CONTENT REPLENISHED AND THE SYSTEM BLEED IAW MM REQUIREMENTS. RELATED TO SERVICE DIFFICULTY ALERT AL-2003-11.