Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
July 29, 2002
Submitted
July 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
299
Aircraft time
27,523 hours, 30,647 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Cut
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
NR
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

MDT-FLIGHT 3963. CREW REPORTED LOSS OF HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND NR 1 QUANTITY IN FLIGHT WITH RUDDER ISOLATION VALVE LIGHT, FOLLOWED SHORTLY AFTER NR 1 HYDRAULIC PUMP, NR 1 HYDRAULIC PRESSURE, RUDDER PRESSURE AND FULL RUDDER PRESSURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ZERO QUANTITY IN SYSTEM, RAN FOR APPROXIMATELY 14 MINUTES. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND CUT O-RING ON NR 1 CASE DRAIN FILTER ASSEMBLY. PACKING REPLACED. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.