Service difficulty report · Line · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
February 23, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
51,571 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Line
Part number
82920010229
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) UPON REACHING THE RUNWAY, CREW NOTICED AN ABNORMAL HYD LEVEL ON NR 2 HYD SYS AND ELECTED TO RETURN AT THE GATE. DURING TAXI BACK, THE F/A ADVISED THE CAPTAIN THAT SOME OF THE PASSENGERS WERE HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING. AFTER ARRIVING AT THE GATE THE CREW DEPLANED THE PASSENGERS. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) WERE REQUESTED TO EVALUATE THE PASSENGERS` CONDITION, ALL WERE RELEASED. AIRCREW WAS RELEASED FROM FLIGHT DUTY AND SENT TO THE HOSPITAL. LINE MX NOTICED THE PRESENCE OF HYD FLUID IN THE CABIN AND REMOVED THE ACFT FROM SERVICE. ACFT WAS TOWED INSIDE COMPANY MX HANGAR WHERE TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THE PRESENCE OF A PIN HOLE ON THE NLG DOWN PRESSURE LINE, PN 82920010-229 REFERENCE IPC 29-00-00-10-230. THE HYDRAULIC TUBE RUNS FROM THE CEILING OF THE CTR CABIN, BEHIND A SIDE WALL ON THE RT SIDE OF THE CABIN AND UNDERFLOOR TO THE FWD PRESSURE BULKHEAD. THE PIN HOLE WAS LOCATED AT FUSELAGE STA X409 NEAR FLOOR JUNCTION, CAUSING A HYD MIST INSIDE THE CABIN. SECTION OF THE HYD TUBE WAS REPLACED, PERMA SWAGGED AND LEAK CHECKED SERVICEABLE. (TC 20100224008)