Service difficulty report · Hose · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
May 10, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Hose
Part number
AS116040133
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
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) DURING FLIGHT CREW NOTICED NR 2 HYD SYSTEM FLUID LEVEL DROPPING AND OPTIONED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT ISSUES HOWEVER PERFORMED ABNORMAL STOP ON RUNWAY. MECHANIC FOUND, RESERVOIR NR 2 QTY INDICATION WAS ZERO. NO POP-UP OF EA INDICATION, PTU, EDP, CASE DRAIN AND PRESSURE, EACH FILTERS HAS NO CONTAMINATION, NO EXTERNAL LEAK IN THE RT NACELLE INCLUDING EDP CHASSIS BUT TSS ON THE NR 2 EDP WAS ALL BLACK WHICH MEAN WILL BE DRY RUN, HYD LEAKAGE AROUND RT ELEVATOR, RT NR 2 PCU PRESSURE LINE HOSE WAS DAMAGED. THERE WAS CHAFING SIGN BETWEEN THE HOSE AND WHITE PLASTIC PLATE ON THE PCU.