Service difficulty report · Pump · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
October 3, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Pump
Part number
NAS1611034
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1
Part time
18,124 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CRUISE, NR 1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM STARTED LOSING FLUID AS INDICATED BY THE QUANTITY GAUGE. FLAP CONTROLS NOT AFFECTED AS SYSTEM MAINTAINED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. ON SHUT DOWN, THE HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR WAS FOUND TO BE EMPTY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED NR 1 ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS LEAKING AT THE FLANGE BETWEEN HOUSING AND VALVE PLATE BODY. HYDRAULIC PUMP REPLACED. PART TC: 21,142.