Service difficulty report · Hose · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 23, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Hose
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
NR
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) 1 HYD" CAUTION ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY NR 1 HYD ISO, CAUTION LIGHT. NR 1 HYDRAULIC QUALITY QUICKLY DROPPED TO 0. TECH CREW CARRIED OUT AN AIR RETURN AND DECLARED A, PAN. TOTAL FLIGHT TIME RECORDED WAS 1 HR, WITH THE NR 1 SYS BEING REPORTED SHOWING ZERO QTY FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES OF THIS TIME. THE ENGINEER FOUND AND CONFIRMED THE LT OTBD ELEVATOR PCU HOSE ASSY PN AS-116-04-0133 HAD RUPTURED, REF AIPC29-10-00, FIG 50, ITEM 600. CAUSING THE SYSTEM FLUID LOSS.