Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
May 27, 2004
Submitted
June 1, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N354PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
498
Aircraft time
15,251 hours, 21,955 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
15,251 hours, 21,955 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
C
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

SEA - FLIGHT 2296 - WHILE EN ROUTE TO SEA, THE FLIGHT SPOILER 1 PUSH OFF ILLUMINATED. THE NUMBER 1 HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS NORMAL AND THE CHECKLIST WAS RUN. THE CREW PUSHED OFF THE FLIGHT SPOILER AND THE MASTER CAUTION ROLL SPOILER INBOARD HYDRAULIC ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND A BROKEN WIRE ON THE RIGHT WING AILERON QUADRANT. THE WIRE WAS REPAIRED AND THE OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.