Service difficulty report · Pump · Dhav DHC8*

Difficulty date
June 9, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8*
Aircraft time
9,884 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Pump
Condition
Broken
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY DUE TO LOSS OF NR1 HYD FAILURE. AFTER UNEVENTFUL LANDING, MX PERFORMED A FULL INSP TO THE ACFT WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE NR1 EDP BOTTOM PLATE CAME OFF. ALL THE HYD FLUID WAS DEPLETED DUE TO THE MISSING PLATE. MX REPLACED NR1 EDP - GROUND RUNS WERE PERFORMED TO ENSURE THAT THE SYS WAS WORKING NORMAL. THIS WAS CONFIRMED AND ACFT WAS RELEASED BACK TO SERVICE.