Service difficulty report · Valve · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
June 24, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
60,599 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Valve
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Part time
61,557 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) LOSS OF HYD FLUID ON NR 1 SYS. ENG WAS SHUTDOWN. MX ACTION FOUND THAT THE NR 2 SIDE, RT AFT QLV AT FAULT, CRACKED & LEAKING. THE VLV WAS REMOVED & SERV UNIT INSTALLED. FUNCTION & LEAK CHECKED SERV.