Service difficulty report · Line · Dhav DHC8315

Difficulty date
January 17, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8315
Aircraft time
17,850 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Line
Part number
82960010173
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hyd Sys
Part time
7,066 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) RUDDER DUAL PRESSURE REGULATOR, SYS NR 2, HYDRAULICS, PRESSURE TUBE ASSY RUPTURED PRIOR TO FLIGHT. WHEN PREFORMING RUDDER ACTUATOR TEST, NR 1 RUD SHUTOFF PRESSED, SYSTEM DEACTIVATED, RUD FULL PRESSURE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. NR 2 RUD SHUT OFF PRESSED, SYSTEM DEACTIVATED, 2 ENG HYD LIGHT ANNUNCIATED FALLOWED BY A COMPLETE LOSS OF NR 2 HYD SYSTEM FLUID AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF NR 2 RUDDER CONTROL.