Service difficulty report · Relief Valve · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
June 24, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
13,452 hours
Part
Relief Valve
Part number
9752565
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Part time
14,643 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED #1 HYD QTY AT 35% AND HYD FLUID UNDER CTR FUSELAGE. WHEN FLAPS OPERATED, FLUID STREAMED FROM THE CTR FUSELAGE DRAIN. THE #1 HYD SYSTEM BALANCE RELIEF VALVE WAS REPLACED, THE SYSTEM TESTED SERVICEABLE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RELEASED FOR SERVICE. (TC# 20190625002)