Service difficulty report · Line · Dhav DHC8101

Difficulty date
May 11, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8101
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Line
Part number
82970010149
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Hyd System
Part time
57,004 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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) DURING CRUISE THE NR 1 MAIN HYDRAULIC SYS LOST ALL FLUID. ACFT DIVERTED TO BASE. AFTER LANDING, SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE LT ENGINE AND AIRFIELD SERVICES WAS REQUESTED. THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LINE RUNNING FROM PRESSURE MANIFOLD IN THE NACELLE, OVER THE TOP OF THE ENGINE TO THE ENGINE FIREWALL, WAS FOUND RUPTURED AND THE FLUID DRAINED OVER THE ENGINE CAUSING THE SMOKE. HYDRAULIC LINE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE AND ALL SPILLAGE CLEANED, THE ENGINES WERE RUN AND ANY AIR FROM THE VARIOUS SYSTEMS WAS BLED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.