Service difficulty report · Relief Valve · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
March 3, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Relief Valve
Part number
9752565
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Part time
17,153 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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) DURING APPROACH, THE FLIGHT CREWS FOUND THE HYD S/O VALVE CLOSE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED WHEN PUSHING SPU SWITCH. THE CREWS CHECKED THE NR 1 HYD FLUID ZERO, AND THEN THE SPU AND PTU SWITCH WERE TURNED TO OFF SOON. THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDED WITH THE FLAP IN THE UP POSITIONED AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS USED. THE AIRPLANE WAS STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY. THE NR 2 HYD SYSTEM WAS NORMAL. MECHANICS FOUND THE ACTUAL HYD LEAKAGE FROM THE WING ROOT. THE MECHANICS FOUND THE LEAKAGE FROM THE DRAIN PORT OF THE BALANCED RELIEF VALVE. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED, AND THEN THE OPS TEST WAS DONE.