Service difficulty report · Hose · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
February 7, 2011
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
52,931 hours
Part
Hose
Part number
DSC252A40230
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Nr 1 Brake
Part time
55,247 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

WHILE AT THE DEICE PAD, THE NR1 BRAKE FLEX LINE RUPTURED. SINCE THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ON, THE NR 2 HYD SYS FLUID WAS LOST. THE "HYD", STEERING AND SPOILER CAUTIONS LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE NR 2 HYD QTY WAS NOTED AT ZERO. ACFT TAXIED BACK TO GATE, DURING THE TAXI THE NORMAL BRAKES WERE USED WHICH DEPLETED THE NR 1 HYD SYS QTY DUE TO THE SAME BRAKE LINE RUPTURE. THE NR1 BRAKE FLEX LINE WAS REPLACED, THE HYD SYS WERE SERVICED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.