Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Bombdr DHC8401

Difficulty date
March 1, 2002
Submitted
March 20, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N410QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8401
Aircraft serial
4053
Aircraft time
726 hours, 864 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

BOI- NR 2 HYD QTY SLOWLY WENT TO ZERO IN FLT NR 2 HYD ISO VALVE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUM, NR 2 HYD PUMP CAUTION LIGHT THEN CAME ON ALONG WITH RUD HYD CAUTION LIGHT. AFTER THE 3 CAUTION LIGHTS CAME ON, ELE PRESS LIGHT ILLUM. CHECK LIST WAS RAN AND ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION ACCOMPLISHED. A/C WAS STOPPED ON RUNWAY AND TOWED TO GATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 PCU PRESS LINE AND NR 2 ENG DRIVEN HYD PUMP. REPLACED PTU, FLUSHED NR 2 HYD SYS. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.