SDR HNAA030030

Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
June 23, 2003
Submitted
July 1, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804SA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft serial
375
Aircraft time
20,543 hours, 18,580 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
78249047
Part serial
900452
Condition
Leaking
Location
Propeller
Part time
14,467 hours, 5,170 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

DURING FLIGHT THE F/A REPORTED A FLUID LEAK FROM THE NR 1 NACELLE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE FIELD. CREW REPORTED THERE WAS NO LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE OR ASSOCIATED CAUTION LIGHTS. FOUND NR 1 PROP CONTROL UNIT LEAKING. REPLACED PCU.