Service difficulty report · Line · Dhav DHC7103

Difficulty date
January 4, 2016
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC7103
Aircraft time
43,158 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A50
Propeller
Hamstd 24PF305
Part
Line
Part number
DSC1911
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH, WHEN FLAP 25 WAS SELECTED, HAD A MASTER CAUTION AND NOTICED, HYDRAULIC PUMPS NR 1 AND NR 2 HAD FAILED AND HYDRAULIC SYS PRESSURE ON NR 1 WAS LOST. A GO-AROUND WAS THEN CONDUCTED AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. LANDED AND TAXIED IN WITHOUT INCIDENT. RT OTBD SPOILER ACTUATOR LINE WAS FOUND CHAFED AND LEAKING. LINE WAS THEN REPLACED AND TESTED SERVICEABLE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE CHAFING WAS FOUND NOT TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE LINE HAD RUPTURED. LINE WAS REPLACED AND ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.