Service difficulty report · Housing · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
August 6, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
40,574 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Housing
Condition
Fractured
Location
Actuator
Part time
44,413 hours
Component
Actuator · Smithsind
Component part number
A44700009
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) WHEN THE FLIGHT/TAXI SWITCH WAS SELECTED TO FLIGHT IN PREPARATION FOR TAKE OFF, THE CREW RECEIVED SOME HYDRAULIC CAUTION LIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW HYDRAULIC LEVEL INDICATION ON THE NR 1 SYSTEM . THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE GATE AND A MAJOR HYDRAULIC LEAK WAS OBSERVED AT THE RT WING. MX FOUND THE INBD FLIGHT SPOILER ACTUATOR CASING CRACKED. THE ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED, LEAK CHECKED, TESTED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.