Service difficulty report · Line · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
April 7, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
43,179 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Line
Part number
DHC252B40124
Condition
Failed
Location
Hydraulic Sys
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) THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 500, HAD THE MASTER CAUTION ILLUMINATE AND AN ASSOCIATED "OTBD SPOILER" CAUTION LIGHT. CAPTAIN ACKNOWLEDGED AND ASKED FOR "CALL TOP OF SECOND". FOLLOWING THE AFTER TAKEOFF CHECKS WE NOTED THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO NOT HAVE TRAVELLED WITH THE SELECTION OF THE GEAR UP AND AN ASSOCIATED "2 HYDRAULIC ISO VALVE" CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOTS COMPLETED AN ALTERNATE EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR AND COMPLETED THE LOCATION/DME 33 CIRCLING FOR RUNWAY 15. PILOTS LANDED WITH NO FAULTS, UPON LANDING, THE GEAR WAS PINNED PRIOR TO TAXIING IN. INSPECTION OF THE ACFT FOUND HYDRAULIC FLUID STREAMED DOWN THE BELLY. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THE NLG DRAG STRUT ACTUATOR UP LINE RUPTURED AND LEAKING EXTERNALLY. UP SELECTION HYD LINE REPLACED AND GROUND CHECKS CARRIED OUT. SUBSEQUENT TEST FLIGHT CARRIED OUT WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.