Service difficulty report · Shaft · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
March 1, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
60,273 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Shaft
Condition
Sheared
Location
Hydraulic Pump
Part time
38,725 hours
Component
Hydraulic Pump
Component part number
570347
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
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) DEFECT-1102548 NR 1 ENGINE DRIVEN HYD LIGHT ON CONFIRMED THAT THE NR 1 HYD PRESSURE WAS GOOD EVEN WITH SPU`S SELECTED OFF. PRESSURE WAS GOOD. DEFERRED THE CAUTION LIGHT. ONCE AIRBORNE FLT CREW REPORTS THAT THEY HAD NO NR 1 SYS PRESSURE AND THEY WERE RETURNING. CONFIRMED NOT JUST A GAUGE PROBLEM AND CAUTION LIGHT PROBLEM DUE TO NUMEROUS CAUTION LIGHTS ASSOCIATED TO LOSS OF NR 1 MAIN PRESSURE. ENG HYD PUMP CAUTION LIGHT, RESOLVED ON W/O: 374396, TASKCARD: NR-00001, NR 1 ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP REMOVED AND INSPECTED. PUMP DRIVE SHAFT FOUND SHEARED.