Service difficulty report · Fitting · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
January 14, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
49,770 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Fitting
Part number
AN81510D
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hyd Line
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN)NR 1 HYDRAULIC ISO VALVE CAUTION INDICATION DURING CLIMB OUT. HYDRAULIC QTY ALSO LOW. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO AIRPORT. FLAP ZERO LANDING CONDUCTED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ONCE ACFT WAS PARKED MAINTENANCE NOTICED HYDRAULIC FLUID SEEPING FROM THE NACELLE AREA. SOURCE OF THE HYDRAULIC LEAK WAS DETERMINED TO BE A PRESSURE UNION FITTING PN AN815-10D LOCATED ON ONE OF THE PRESSURE PORTS OF THE HYDRAULIC MANIFOLD, HAD CRACKED. UNION FITTING REPLACED AND NR 1 HYDRAULIC ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP, ALONG WITH CASE DRAIN AND PRESSURE FILTERS REPLACED DUE TO SYSTEM RUNNING DRY. ACFT HYDRAULIC SYS LEAK CHECKED OK AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.