Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
October 3, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
62,301 hours, 66,689 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Check Valve
Part number
DSC1906
Condition
Fractured
Location
Hyd System
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) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED A NR 2 HYD ISO VALVE CAUTION MESSAGE AND NOTICED THAT THE HYDRAULIC NR 2 SYSTEM FLUID LEVEL HAD DEPLETED TO 0.5. INBOUND OF THE DESTINATION AIRPORT AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AN ALTERNATE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION PERFORMED. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DUE TO THE LOSS OF THE HYDRAULIC NR 2 SYS, TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT DOOR SEQUENCE CHECK VALVE, IPC-32-30-00-25-200, CASING WAS FRACTURED. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED, THE HYD NR 2 SYS SERVICED AND BLED. LANDING GEAR AND NOSEWHEEL STEERING SYSTEMS WERE TESTED AND THE ACFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.