Service difficulty report · Line · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
July 29, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
51,085 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Line
Part number
82974010119
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON CLIMB OUT, CREW HAD A LOSS OF THE NR 1 HYD SYS. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION WHERE AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO NO BRAKE OR STEERING. ACFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MX FOUND A PIN HOLE IN THE NR 1 HYD SYS PRESSURE LINE (PN 82974010-119) (IPC 29-10-00, FIG 15, ITEM 170A) IN THE LT NACELLE. LINE WAS REPLACED. THE NR 1 HYD SYS SUCTION LINE (PN 82970009-399) (ITEM 190B) WAS ALSO REPLACED DUE TO CHAFING. THE NR 1 ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP (PN 570347) WAS REPLACED DUE TO HAVING RUN FOR LONGER THAN 5 MINUTES WITHOUT HYD FLUID. CASE, PRESSURE AND RETURN FILTERS WERE REPLACED, FOLLOWED BY BLEEDING, ENGINE RUNS AND FUNCTION/LEAK CHECKS WITH NO FURTHER FAULTS FOUND.