Service difficulty report · Union · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
May 29, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
58,192 hours, 65,241 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Union
Part number
AN81510D
Condition
Fractured
Location
Hyd System
Part time
58,192 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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) DURING DESCENT THE NR 2 HYD SYS LOST ALL OF ITS FLUID AND THUS ALL NR 2 SYS SERVICES WERE LOST. THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED BY ALTERNATE EXTENSION AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE UNION FITTING, PN AN815-10D, FOR THE LINE FROM THE EDP AT THE MAIN PRESSURE MANIFOLD WAS FRACTURED CAUSING THE LOSS OF FLUID. THE FITTING WAS REPLACED AND THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM SERVICED.