Service difficulty report · Pump · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
April 10, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Aircraft time
58,942 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Pump
Part number
1006893
Condition
Overheated
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER DEPARTURE AND APPROXIMATELY 10 NM FROM AIRFIELD, SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE COCKPIT FLOOR. THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WAS FOLLOWED AND ACFT RETURNED TO BASE. THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE WAS THE HYD PUMP AND MOTOR ASSY, UNIT WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH A PRESSURE SWITCH WHICH CONTROLS THE CUT-IN AND CUT-OUT OF THE MOTOR.