Service difficulty report · Case · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
May 1, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
50,412 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Case
Condition
Fractured
Location
Actuator
Part time
53,634 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING THE TAXI OUT, CREW RECEIVED A 1 RUD HYD CAUTION LIGHT AND OBSERVED AN ABNORMAL LOW OIL QUANTITY ON THE ASSOCIATED SYSTEM GAUGE. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED AND AN HYDRAULIC LEAK NOTICED UNDER THE LEFT WING. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE INBOARD FLIGHT SPOILER ACTUATOR CASING HAD FRACTURED. THE SPOILER ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED, RIGGED, TESTED, LEAK CHECKED AND THE ACFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.