Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
August 8, 2002
Submitted
August 9, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
146
Aircraft time
29,976 hours, 33,866 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
8Z6069161
Part serial
NA
Condition
Leaking
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ROC-DCA FLIGHT#3950. CREW REPORTED THAT THEY HAD INDICATION THAT #2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM HAD LOST ALL FLUID. EMERGENCY DECLARED, AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND HYDRAULIC LINE BY FLAP MOTOR LEAKING. LINE REPLACED WITH AN INTERIM FLEX LINE. #2 ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP REPLACED. GROUND RUN OF ENGINE REVEALED NO LEAKS, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVECE.