Service difficulty report · Relief Valve · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
August 31, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
1 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Relief Valve
Part number
9752565
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Center Wing
Part time
20,003 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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) ON PASSING FL100, NR 1 HYD SYSTEM QTY WAS NOTICED TO BE LOW AT 50 PERCENT. WHILE MONITORING OVER THE NEXT FEW MINUTES IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE QTY WAS REDUCING. AT APPROXIMATELY IT WAS DECIDED TO TURN BACK TO BASE. ON RETURN SLOWED THE ACFT DOWN AND LOWERED GEAR AND FLAP BEFORE LOSS OF FLUID. COMPLETED QRH CHECKLIST AND NORMAL CHECKLISTS IN DESCENT. MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. BALANCE RELIEF VALVE FOUND LEAKING AND REPLACED.