Service difficulty report · Line · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
January 26, 2003
Submitted
January 30, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N826EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
389
Aircraft time
21,560 hours, 23,736 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PIT-FLIGHT 3716 CREW REPORTED HYDRAULIC FLUID LOSS OF NR 1 SYSTEM WHILE IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE INBOARD ROLL SPOILER HYDRAULIC LINE LEAKING BETWEEN THE FUSELAGE AND NR 1 NACELLE. TWO FLEXIBLE LINES WERE INSTALLED AS AN INTERIM REPAIR. AIRCRAFT GROUND RAN AND LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS REPLENISHED AND BLED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.