Service difficulty report · Line · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
March 19, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
24,492 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Line
Part number
82970010591
Condition
Worn
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Part time
24,722 hours
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

(CAN) COCKPIT WARNING LIGHT ADVISE PILOT OF AN NR 1 HYDRAULIC SYS FLUID LOSS FOLLOWING A LOSS OF NR 1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE. PILOTS FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY LANDING PROCEDURES WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE AT AIRPORT FOUND, FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION, THAT AN HYDRAULIC LINE, THAT FEED THE INBD SPOILER, HAVE CHAFED ON A BLEED DUCT CAUSING A PIN HOLE. SUSPECT THAT LINE AN/OR DUCT WERE MIS-ALIGNED. LINE REPLACED, HYDRAULIC SYSTEM NR 1 SERVICED. EDP REPLACED IAW AMM DUE TO RUN DRY FOR MORE THAN 15 MINUTES AND NR 1 HYD SYSTEM FILTERS REPLACED, ACFT BACK SERVICEABLE.