Service difficulty report · Line · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
April 8, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Line
Part number
82920010363
Condition
Severed
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Part time
15 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K, G, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) ON MAINTENANCE FLIGHT WHILE DOING AN ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION AND THE NR 2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS AT ZERO PRESSURE. TO CLOSE GEAR DOORS POWER TRANSFER UNIT WAS TURNED ON TO RE-PRESSURIZE NR 2 SYSTEM. OK FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS, THEN INDICATING LOST. DOORS STAYED OPEN. NR 2 ENGINE HAD BEEN SHUTDOWN ALSO AS PART OF PROCEDURE, IT WAS RESTARTED. NR 2 HYDRAULIC PRESSURE STILL AT ZERO AND QUANTITY STARTED TO FALL OFF. FOUR CAUTION LIGHTS ON. NR 2 ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP, NR 1 DC GENERATOR, ROLL SPOILER HYDRAULIC, AND NOSE STEERING. NR 1 GENERATOR FELL OFF-LINE AND WOULD NOT RESET. NR 2 ENGINE SHUT DOWN AGAIN TO STOP ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH NR 2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. EMERGENGY DECLARED AND ACFT LANDED OK.