Service difficulty report · Pump · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
June 23, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Part
Pump
Part number
6617303
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Part time
2,190 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE INBOUND, THE CREW REPORTED A LOSS OF NR 2 HYD FLUID. THE ACFT DIVERTED, WHERE IT WAS MET BY MX. UPON INSPECTION THE PUMP & THE AREA IMMEDIATELY AROUND THE PUMP WAS SOAKED IN HYD FLUID. THE NR 2 EDP WAS INSPECTED & FOUND TO BE DAMAGED. ITS CASE HAD PUNCTURES & IT`S ASSUMED ITS INTERNAL PARTS SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC MECHANICAL DAMAGE. THE EDP WILL BE SENT TO THE OEM FOR INVESTIGATION. THE EDP & ALL OF ITS RELATED FILTERS WERE REMOVED & INSPECTED FOR DEBRIS, NIL NOTED, IAW THE AMM. THE EDP & FILTERS WERE REPLACED & THE HYD SYS WAS REPLENISHED & BLED IAW THE AMM. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AT ABOUT 19:30 EST ON 23 JUNE 2012. THE EDP, PN 66173-03 & SN K0520, WAS INSTALLED ON RT ENG ON 28 OCTOBER 2011. AT THAT TIME THE EDP HAD 558.1 TOTAL HOURS & 476 TOTAL CYCLES. IT FAILED AT 2190.2 TOTAL HOURS & 1882 TOTAL CYCLES. IT HAD BEEN ON 805 FOR 1632.1 HOURS & 1406 CYCLES.