Service difficulty report · Pump · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 16, 2007
Submitted
February 28, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N406QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4048
Aircraft time
14,537 hours, 14,697 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
6617302
Part serial
K0128
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 1
Part time
6,958 hours, 6,329 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

YLW FLIGHT NR 2477: NR 1 HYD SYSTEM FAILED, LOST FLUID AND PRESSURE WITH ZERO FLUID QUANTITY. NR 1 HYD SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY INDICATED 500-700 PSI PRESSURE BUT NO BRAKES WERE AVAILABLE ON LANDING. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED STEPS 5A, 5B AND 5C OF Q400 AMM 05-54-00 PG 604. REMOVED PRESSURE RETURN AND CARE DRAIN MANIFOLD FILTERS. INSPECTED AND FOUND METALLIC DEBRIS PARTICLES IN THE PRESSURE AND CARE DRAIN FILTERS. INSTALLED NEW HYD SYS NR 1 PRESSURE RETURN AND CASE DRAIN FILTER ELEMENTS IAW Q400 AMM 29-11-32 PGS 401-407. PERFORMED FLUSH OF THE NR 1 HYD SYSTEM IAW AMM TASK 29-10-00-617-802 PARA 1-4J (1)(A) THRU (AP). INSPECTED AND FOUND SOURCE OF HYD LEAK TO BE THE BOOTSTRAP PRESSURE LINE. REMOVED AND REPLACED