Service difficulty report · Actuator · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
October 3, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
53,397 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Actuator
Part number
A44700009
Condition
Cracked
Location
Spoilers
Part time
45,122 hours
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) THE ACFT LOST ALL OF THEIR NR 1 HYD SYS FLUID IN THE CLIMB, THEY RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. MX INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE HOUSING OF THE RT INBD ROLL SPOILER ACTUATOR WAS FRACTURED AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE LOSS OF FLUID. THE ROLL SPOILER ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED. ACTUATOR, PN A44700-009, SN 1205. ACTUATOR TSN 45122, CSN 48330, TSR 13381, CSR 13540. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PREVIOUS INSTANCES OF THIS PART FAILING,