Service difficulty report · Manifold · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
February 16, 2004
Submitted
February 18, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
173
Aircraft time
32,614 hours, 36,479 cycles
Part
Manifold
Part number
7591628101
Part serial
000589
Condition
Broken
Location
Hyd System
Part time
1,643 hours, 1,715 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

FLIGHT 4072 TO LGA REPORTED COMPLETE LOSS OF NR 2 HYDRAULIC CONTENTS IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT RAN FOR 20 MINUTES WITH NO FLUID IN AFFECTED SYSTEM. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE NR 2 HYDRAULIC PRESSURE MANIFOLD AT FAULT WITH A BROKEN OFF FITTING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE MANIFOLD AND THE NR 2 ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP. THE CASE DRAIN FILTER WAS ALSO REPLACED. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RUN AND ALL OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.