Service difficulty report · Disk · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
July 26, 2007
Submitted
September 8, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N333EN
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft serial
221
Aircraft time
32,678 hours, 37,133 cycles
Part
Disk
Condition
Burst
Location
Ditching Dam
Component
Ditching Dam · Dhav
Component part number
4MA102510
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LEFT DITCHING DAM PRESSURE READS ZERO PSI. FOUND DISK BURST BUT DITCHING DAM DID NOT DEPLOY. REMOVED AND REPLACED DITCHING DAM DISK, BOTTLE AND BAG PER W/C 25-60-10R AND W/C 25-60-07R PARTS REPLACED - BURST DISK ADAPTER P/N A 68641, NITRO CLYLINDER P/N 410870-3, S/N 450, DITCHING DAM P/N 4MAN25-10, S/N F2548.