Service difficulty report · Packing · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
July 24, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
58,641 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Packing
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Hyd Manifold
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, THE CREW RECEIVED A NR 1 ENG HYD PUMP CAUTION LIGHT WITH THE ASSOCIATED PRESSURE AND QUANTITY INDICATORS READING ZERO. AS A RESULT OF THE NR 1 HYD SYS LOSS, THE FOLLOWING SYS WERE INOPERATIVE: FLAPS, INBD ROLL SPOILERS, NORMAL BRAKES, ANT-SKID AND LOWER RUDDER ACTUATOR. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER CLEARING THE RUNWAY, THE ACFT WAS TOWED TO ITS GATE. MX DETERMINED THAT THE LEAK ORIGINATED FROM ONE OF THE FITTINGS ON THE NR 1 HYD PRESSURE MANIFOLD LOCATED INSIDE THE LT NACELLE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FITTING WAS LOOSE AND THE PACKING SHOWED SIGN OF DETERIORATION. THE PACKING WAS REPLACED, THE PRESSURE MANIFOLD LEAK CHECKED AND THE ACFT RETURNED INTO SERVICE. NOTE THAT THE NR1 ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP WAS ALSO REPLACED.