Service difficulty report · Cable · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 28, 2007
Submitted
June 7, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
20,035 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Cable
Part number
3811374102
Condition
Separated
Location
Indicator
Component
Hyd Reservoir
Component part number
3810041104
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
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) THE ORIGINAL RESERVOIR WAS REPLACED DUE TO FAULTY DIAPHRAGM INTERNALLY. NEW O/H UNIT WAS INSTALLED. APPROXIMATELY 127 HOURS LATER AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS PREPARING FOR DEPARTURE THE HYD. LOW PRESS. LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE RAMP AND SHUTDOWN. DURING THE INVESTIGATION OF THE FAULT THE HYD LEVEL WAS CHECKED USING THE GAUGES WHICH BOTH SHOWED FULL. THE PUMP WAS REMOVED TO SEE IF THE SHAFT HAD SHEARED BUT IT DID NOT. UPON FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS EMPTY. IT WAS THEN NOTICED UPON CLOSER INVESTIGATION OF THE INDICATOR CABLE ASSY. THAT THERE WAS A KINK IN THE CABLE NEXT TO THE NUT WHICH SECURES IT TO THE TOP OF RESERVOIR PREVENTING FREE