Service difficulty report · Line · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
October 24, 2007
Submitted
October 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N352PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
494
Aircraft time
23,149 hours, 33,550 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LMT FLIGHT NR 2035, ON TAXI IN BODY ODOR TYPE ODOR NOTED BY BOTH FLIGHT CREW. BOTH BLEEDS WERE SHUTOFF, SMELL CONTINUED AFTER PARKING, HAZE WAS VISIBLE IN COCKPIT. FIRST OFFICER OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM BELOW RIGHT FMS AREA. STRONG ODOR OF POSSIBLY BURNT PLASTIC OR ELECTRICAL. FLIGHT ATTENDANT SAYS CABIN HAD NO SMOKE OR ODOR. ALL POWER WAS SHUT OFF. SMOKE STOPPED ACCUMULATING. INVESTIGATION FOUND TO BE HYDRAULIC LEAK CAUSING MIST UNDER COCKPIT FLOOR. REPAIRED HYDRAULIC TUBE, NLG DOWN PRESSURE LINE USING RIGHT-LOK PERMANENT FITTINGS AND SPLICE TUBE IAW AMM 20-50-55-3660-801. BLED LINE AND PRESSURE CHECKED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.