Service difficulty report · Isolation Valve · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
December 11, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
17,870 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Isolation Valve
Part number
9752565
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FLIGHT THEY GOT A MASTER CAUTION INDICATING THAT NR 1 ENG. HYD PUMP AND NR 1 ISOLATION VALVE ILLUMINATED WITH A COMPLETE LOSS OF ALL FLUID FROM THE NR 1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WITH CASCADING RELATED MASTER CAUTIONS. FLIGHT CREW RAN THE QRH AND FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTION AS PER THE QRH. FLIGHT CREW DECLARES EMERGENCY THEY PROCEED TO THE AIRPORT WHERE THEY CONDUCTED AN UNEVENTFULLY LANDING. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACE THE BALANCE RELIEF VALVE AND THE EDP. EDP REPLACED DUE TO BEEN OPERATING WITH INSUFFICIENT HYDRAULIC FLUID, GROUND FUNCTION TO THE NR 1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ACCOMPLISHED SUCCESSFULLY, AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.