Service difficulty report · Valve · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
July 12, 2007
Submitted
July 16, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N933HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
134
Aircraft time
47,861 hours, 53,250 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
65960
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT 20 MILES OUT OF MHT, THE FLIGHT CREW SAW THE NUMBER TWO HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DROP TO TWO QUARTS. ALSO, NOTICED THE NUMBER ONE HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DROP TO ONE AND ONE HALF QUARTS. THE NUMBER TWO HYDRAULIC QUANTITIES THEN STARTED DROPPING BELOW TWO QUARTS AMOUNT. THE CREW SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND LOWERED THE LANDINTG GEAR AND FLAPS. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND DIVERTED IN TO BDL. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED UNLOADING VALVE FOR OUTBOARD RIGHT. SPOILER OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.