Service difficulty report · Line · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 6, 2009
Submitted
May 13, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
40,613 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Line
Part number
DSC3461
Condition
Chafed
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER BEING AIRBORNE FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, CAPTAIN HAD AN INDICATION OF HYDR ISO VALVE, VERIFICATION REVEALED HE HAD LOST ALL THE HYDR FLUID FROM THE NR 1 SIDE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO BASE. INVESTIGATION BY MX FOUND HYDR TUBE PN DSC 346-1 HAD CHAFED THROUGH UNDER THE CLAMP P/N DSC 337SS10-3. A FLEET CAMPAIGN DIRECTIVE HAS BEEN LAUNCHED TO VERIFY THE REST OF THE ACFT IN OUR FLEET.