Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Bombdr DHC8401

Difficulty date
November 23, 2003
Submitted
November 26, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8401
Aircraft serial
4060
Aircraft time
4,456 hours, 5,043 cycles
Part
Hydraulic System
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nr 2 System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT NUMBER 2351, LT DOOR UNSAFE & GEAR HANDLE LIGHT REMAINED ON FOR 10 SECONDS AFTER GEAR RETRACTION & THEN CYCLED ON/OFF 4 TIMES IN 5 SECOND INTERVALS. FOUND LARGE QUANTITYS OF AIR, NR 2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. PERFORMED FULL BLEED. RAISED & LOWERED A/C. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF PRIMARY EXTENSION & RETRACTION SYSTEM. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.