Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
January 6, 2008
Submitted
January 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N335EN
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft serial
375
Aircraft time
31,288 hours, 31,802 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
82960010181
Condition
Failed
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Part time
31,288 hours, 31,802 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 1 HYDRAULIC ISO CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED, NR 1 HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DROPPED TO 0 AND NR 1 HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DROPPED TO 0 PSI WITH CORRESPONDING CAUTION LIGHTS. NR 1 ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP OPERATED APPROXIMATELY 14 MINUTES WITH NO PRESSURE. FOUND FLUID DRIPPING FROM RUDDER MANIFOLD AREA. FOUND HYDRAULIC LINE AT RUDDER PRESSURE REGULATOR LEAKING, INSTALLED TEMP FLEX LINE. DURING INSPECTION FOUND THE DELTA-P TRIPPED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP, THE CASE DRAIN AND PRESSURE MANIFOLD FILTERS. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.