Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
February 23, 2004
Submitted
February 25, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N359PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
514
Aircraft time
13,755 hours, 19,640 cycles
Part
Hydraulic System
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PDX - FLIGHT 2170 - IMMEDIATELY AFTER SELECTING GEAR UP, THE NR 2 ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP CAUTION ILLUMINATED. THE GEAR DOORS DID NOT RETRACT AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, BLED THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, CHECKED THE NR 2 LUBE DRAIN FILTER, VERIFIED PROPER OPERATION OF THE HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR, AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYSTEM. NO LEAKS WERE NOTED, AND THE GEAR OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. NO PARTS WERE REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.