Service difficulty report · Connector · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
July 22, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
53,392 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Connector
Condition
Broken
Location
Solenoild Valve
Part time
34,231 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) TIME SINCE REPAIR 6457 HRS 7578 CYCLES DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION THE NR 2 HYD. SYSTEM FLIGHT SPOILER UNLOADING VALVE CANNON PLUG RECEPTACLE WAS FOUND APART ALLOWING THE CANNON PLUG TO DROP AWAY. NO INDICATION FROM FLIGHT CREW THAT ANY PROBLEMS WERE NOTED DURING PREVIOUS FLIGHTS. VALVE REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RELEASE TO SERVICE.