Service difficulty report · Line · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
October 23, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
32,254 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Line
Part number
82920010265
Condition
Severed
Location
Selector Valve
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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 NR 2 HYDRAULIC ISOLATION VALVE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED APPROXIMATELY 27 NAUTICAL MILES AFTER TAKEOFF. SHORLTY FOLLOWING THIS, THE NR2 SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FLUID DEPLETED. THE CREW CARRIED OUT THE APPLICABLE QRH PROCEDURES AND RETURNED TO BASE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A SEVERED HYDRAULIC TUBE AT THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE. THE HYDRAULIC TUBE WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (TC NR 20071024004)