Service difficulty report · Contactor · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
March 30, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
32,254 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Contactor
Part number
SM601BA20A1
Condition
Stuck
Location
Hyd Circuit Brkr
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER TAKE-OFF THE PILOTS WERE COMPLETING THE AFTER TAKE-OFF CHECKS AND THEY NOTICED THAT THE NR 2 HYDRAULIC STANDBY POWER UNIT WAS INDICATING PRESSURE EVEN WITH THE SPU SELECTED OFF. THE PILOTS ELECTED TO RETURN TO BASE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THE MAINTENACE STAFF FOUND THAT THE HYDRAULIC REMOTE CIRCUIT BREAKER CONTACTOR WAS STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. CONTACTOR WAS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (TC NR 20060330007)