Service difficulty report · Solenoid Valve · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
October 26, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Solenoid Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
Mlg Doors
Part time
54,239 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) ON FINAL APPROACH, NR 2 ENGINE HYD PUMP CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FLIGHT CREW CONFIRMED HYD NR 2 SYS QTY INDICATOR DOWN TO ZERO. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INITIAL INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE HYD FLUID LEAK ORIGINATED FROM THE LT MLG DOOR SEQUENCE SOLENOID VALVE. THE VALVE CASING WAS FOUND PARTIALLY SPLIT. THE LT MLG DOOR SEQUENCE SOLENOID VALVE WAS REPLACED, LEAK CHECKED AND TESTED SERVICEABLE. THE ACFT RETURNED IN SERVICE.