Service difficulty report · Flex Hose · Dhav DHC8315

Difficulty date
September 2, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8315
Aircraft time
1 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Flex Hose
Part number
DSC252B40124
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nlg
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

(CAN) AFTER GEAR UP SELECTION, THE GEAR DIDN`T RETRACT COMPLETELY. NOSE WHEEL REMAINED EXTENDED AND GEAR DOORS OPEN. NO PRESSURE IN NR 2 MAIN HYD SYS, INITIALLY FULL FLUID BUT RAPIDLY DECREASED TO ZERO. ACCELERATION ALTITUDE DRILLS COMPLETED - CLIMBED AT IAS 140. NOMINATED 2 CAUTION LIGHTS - NR 2 ENG HYD PUMP AND OTBD ROLL SPOILERS. RAN QRH FOR LANDING GEAR NOT EXTEND/RETRACT (COMPANY PROCEDURE) - NOT RELEVANT RAN QRH FOR NR 2 HYD SYS FAILURE. "PAN CALL" CONDUCTED & CONDUCTED MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION. CONDUCTED FROM QRH, GEAR DOWN/3 GREENS. UNEVENTFUL LANDING. ENGINEERING DESCRIPTION: DEFECT: "NO HYD FLUID NR 2 SYS ,NR 2 ENG HYD PUMP OUTBD ROLL SPOILERS GEAR SELECTED UP GEAR DIDN`T COME UP, NOSE WHEEL AND GEAR DOORS DOWN -NO PX IN NR 2 SYS BUT QTY OK-THEN QTY FELL TO ZERO AFTER ABOUT 1 MIN". RESOLUTION: NLG DRAG STRUT ACTUATOR FLEX HOSE FOUND TO BE LEAKING. FLEX HOSE REPLACED AND SYS CHECKS CARRIED AS REQUIRED BY THE AMM.NR 2 EDP. REPLACED FILTERS CHECKED/REPLACED NOTE : THIS HOSE ASSY DSC252B4-0124 HAS A COMPANY LIFE LIMIT OF 10,000 CYCLES, PLUS AN ADDITIONAL TASK CARD TO INSPECT ITS INSTALLATION/ROUTING TO IMPROVE ITS RELIABILITY. IN THIS CASE THE HOSE HAD DONE ONLY 9006 CYCLES. ON-GOING RELIABILITY MONITORING OF THIS HOSE ASSY CONTINUES.