Service difficulty report · Fire · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 12, 2006
Submitted
April 13, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
299
Aircraft time
36,205 hours, 39,950 cycles
Part
Fire
Condition
Detected
Location
Flap Well
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF NR 1 RUDDER FULL PRESSURE AND ROLL SPOILER INBOARD HYDRAULIC CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY RETURNED TO AIRFIELD. MAINTENANCE REMOVED FLAP WELL PANEL 532AB AND FOUND AREA UNDER PANEL WAS CHARRED FROM FIRE. FIRE WAS HOT ENOUGH TO RUPTURE TWO HYDRAULIC LINES, MELTED SPACER BLOCKS AND MELTED PLASTIC ON WIRE BUNDLE.