Service difficulty report · Fitting · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
February 1, 2003
Submitted
February 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N825EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
388
Aircraft time
21,353 hours, 23,749 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
AN81510D
Part serial
NA
Condition
Cracked
Location
#2 Engine Driven
Stage of operation
CL
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

BGM-PHL FLIGHT#3577. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD DUE TO #2 HYDRAULIC QUANTITY GOING TO ZERO ON CLIMB OUT. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED O RINGS ON PRESSURE WARNING SWITCH, PRESSURE TRANSMITTER, AND LOW PRESSURE WARNING SWITCH. AN O RING WAS ALSO REPLACED ON FITTING FOR INLET PRESSURE ON RIGHT PRESSURE MANIFOLD. RIGHT ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP ALSO REPLACED. STANDBY HYDRAULIC PUMP RAN IN HANGAR FOR 15 MINUTES. NO LEAKS WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT GROUND RAN AND HYDRAULIC SYSTEM CYCLED. NO LEAKS WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. FLIGHT#9383. CREW REPORTED HYDRAULIC QUANTITY ON #2 SIDE WAS LOST IN FLIGHT WHEN GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN. MAINTENANCE FOUND A CRACKED A.N. FITTING ON #2 ENGINE DRIVEN PUM