Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
June 14, 2007
Submitted
June 18, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N980HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
376
Aircraft time
30,411 hours, 33,071 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
8290010281
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hydraulic System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

THE NUMBER 1 FUEL TEMP WAS DROPPING FOLLOWED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE NR 1 HYD ISO VALVE CAUTION LIGHT. THE HYD QTY WENT TO .5 QT. THE NUMBER 1 FUEL PRESSURE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED BUT THE FUEL FLOW WAS NORMAL. THE CREW TURNED ON THE AUX PUMP AND THE NR 1 FUEL PRESSURE CAUTION LIGHT WENT OUT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. HYD FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE.