Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
December 27, 2003
Submitted
December 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N357PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
504
Aircraft time
13,979 hours, 19,989 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Hydraulic Line
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

GEAR SELECTED UP, INDICATED RETRACTED BUT NOSE GEAR LIGHT SHOWED GEAR DOORS OPEN. MODERATE NOISE AND VIBRATION FELT. MASTER CAUTION NR 2 ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP ILLUMINATED SHORTLY THERE AFTER. NR 2 HYDRAULIC PUMP SHOWED ZERO PSI AFTER 5 MINUTES, NR 2 ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP CAUTION LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND PRESSURE INDICATED NORMAL. UPON SELECTING GEAR DOWN, GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY AND GEAR DOOR LIGHT INDICATED NORMAL. BLED NR 2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND RUDDER ACTUATORS AND NR 2 RESERVOIR. NO PARTS REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.