Service difficulty report · Transfer Sys · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 29, 2012
Submitted
May 31, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N422QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4150
Aircraft time
12,675 hours, 13,475 cycles
Part
Transfer Sys
Part number
5114904
Part serial
K0200
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Part time
12,673 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ON LANDING AND ROLLOUT. GROUND CONTROL STATED THEY SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE ACFT. STOPPED ACFT. INSPECTED AND OBSERVED A PUDDLE OF FLUID UNDER ACFT. NR 2 HYD QUANTITY FALLING TO ZERO. SMOKE WENT AWAY AND ACFT TAXIED TO THE GATE. F/A B NOTICED A STRANGE NOISE ON FINAL COMING FROM THE REAR OF ACFT. REPLACED THE NR 2 PTU. CLEANED AREA AND FLUSHED SYS. FERRIED FOR MORE MX. COLLECTED HYD SAMPLE. RETURNED TO SERVICE.