Service difficulty report · Pump · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
August 7, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
26,023 hours
Part
Pump
Part number
6617305
Condition
Damaged
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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) ON 07-AUG-2019, AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THE #1 HYDRAULIC QUANTITY GO DOWN TO 25% AND THEN FURTHER DECREASE TO 20%. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED A PAN PAN CALL AND DIVERTED TO AN ALTERNATE DESTINATION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. THE MAINTENANCE CREW CARRIED OUT AN INSPECTION AND AFTER TROUBLE SHOOTING, THE ORIGIN OF THE HYDRAULIC LEAK WAS ISOLATED TO THE GROUND PRESSURE LINE TO SPU (STANDBY POWER UNIT). THE LINE BETWEEN THE ATTENUATOR AND MANIFOLD FILTER WAS REPLACED. THE #1 ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 29-11-01 AND THE ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP RETURN LINE BOOT WAS REPLACED AND TORQUED AS REQUIRED. A LEAK, BLEED AND OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS CARRIED OUT IAW AMM 29-10-00-870-801. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. (TC# 20190812019)