Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
May 27, 2002
Submitted
June 17, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N284BC
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft serial
336
Aircraft time
22,313 hours, 23,671 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Part number
NAS161210
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Hyd System
Part time
3,725 hours, 5,106 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

CREW REPORTED LOSS OF NR 1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FLUID. PRESSURE DID NOT GO TO ZERO. SYSTEM QUANTITY WAS AT ZERO FOR LESS THAN 10 MINUTES. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND LEAKING O-RING ON NR 1 HYD SYSTEM PRESSURE MANIFOLD. REPLACED O-RING.