Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
March 16, 2008
Submitted
March 19, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N815EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
321
Aircraft time
39,913 hours, 43,566 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
82950010143
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Nacelle
Part time
39,913 hours, 43,566 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J, A
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER DEPARTURE FROM ABE, AT APPROX 200 FT THE CREW NOTICED THE ILLUMINATION CAUTION LIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NR 1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AT APPROX 400 FT. THE CREW WAS ABLE TO VERIFY THAT THE NR 1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANTITY WAS AT ZERO. THE CREW RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND SHUT THE ENGINES DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AND AWAITED THE GROUND CREW TO TOW THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE GATE. ALL PAX ARE OK. AFTER INVESTIGATION OF LEAK MX DISCOVERED EVIDENCE OF A FLASH FIRE UNDER PANEL 419AT, WITH WIRE COATINGS BURNED OFF. LEAK ORIGINATED 8 INCHES OUTBOARD OF NACELLE UNDER PANEL 532AB. PINHOLE FOUND IN HYDRAULIC LINE. LINE WAS REPLACED WITH A TEMP FLEX LINE AND WIRING REPAIRED AFTER BEING FERRIED TO MDT.