Service difficulty report · Line · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 29, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
47,806 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Line
Part number
8Z6069243
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Part time
48,287 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE NR 2 HYD SYS QTY DROPPED TO ZERO WITH ASSOCIATED CAUTION LIGHTS COMING ON. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED SUCCESSFULLY WITH THE ALTERNATE EXTENSION SYSTEM AND THE ACFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. THE RUDDER RETURN HYDRAULIC LINE TO THE RUDDER ISOLATION VALVE IN THE NR 1 NACELLE WAS FOUND LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED WITH A TEMPORARY FLEX LINE IAW THE AMM. THE HYDRAULIC SYS WAS SERVICED AND TESTED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. HYDRAULIC LINE, PN 8Z6069-243, IPC 29-10-00, FIG 26-520.