Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
November 10, 2012
Submitted
November 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N857CA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft serial
531
Aircraft time
28,317 hours, 31,007 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Part number
3158223
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH, CREW EXPERIENCED SEVERAL WARNING AND CAUTION LIGHTS RELATED TO THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. NR 2 SYS WAS INDICATING A ZERO QUANTITY. ABORTED APPROACH AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. GROUND MX CREW TRACED THE ISSUE TO A BAD HYD CHECK VALVE PN 3-1582-2-3.