Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 26, 2003
Submitted
April 28, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N844EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
339
Aircraft time
25,551 hours, 28,117 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Shutoff Valve
Stage of operation
CR
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

RIC-PHL FLIGHT 3792. CREW REPORTED ALL CONTENTS OF NR 1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WERE LOST. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED AN O-RING ON THE HYDRAULIC SHUT OFF VALVE AND REPLACED THE NR 1 HYDRAULIC PUMP. CASE DRAIN PRESSURE AND RETURN FILTERS WERE ALSO REPLACED. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS SERVICED AND BLED. OPERATION AND LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.