Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Dhav DHC8315

Difficulty date
January 3, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8315
Aircraft time
23,792 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Check Valve
Part number
DSC1896
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE ON THE GROUND AT THE AIRPORT TERMINAL THE FLIGHT CREW STARTED THE ENGINES AND NOTICED THAT THE NR 2 HYDRAULIC SYS FLUID HAD DEPLETED. THE RELATED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE INDICATIONS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE FLIGHT CREW SHUTDOWN THE ENGINES, ONCE THE FLIGHT CREW WERE OUTSIDE THE ACFT THEY NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE TAIL SECTION. AN AME WAS SENT TO INVESTIGATE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE NR 2 AUXILIARY PUMP CHECK VALVE WAS LEAKING. THE BODY OF THE CHECK VALVE WAS CRACKED. THE AME REPLACED THE CHECK VALVE AND REPLENISHED THE HYDRAULIC FLUID IN THE NR 2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. ALL RELATED HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS WERE CHECKED SERVICEABLE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO RELATED DEFECTS REPORTED SINCE.