Service difficulty report · Line · Bombdr DHC8401

Difficulty date
July 30, 2012
Submitted
August 3, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N406QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8401
Aircraft serial
4048
Aircraft time
27,279 hours, 28,444 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 2 HYD QUANTITY LOST, DROPPED TO ZERO, BEGAN WITH NR 2 HYD FLUID QUANTITY LOW, TRANSITIONED TO NR 2 ENG HYD PUMP CAUTION CHECKLIST, NR 2 ENG RAN FOR 25-30 MINUTES AFTER TOTAL LOSS OF FLUID, ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION ACCOMPLISHED SUCCESSFULLY. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. COMPLIED WITH INSPECTION OF THE HYDRAULIC ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP AFTER OPERATION WITHOUT SUFFICIENT HYDRAULIC FLUID & FOUND NO SIGNS OF METALLIC PARTICALS OF BRONZE OR STEEL, REPLACED ALL FILTERS IAW AMM TASK 05-54-00-280-801, NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED AFTER ALL INSPECTIONS, TEST AND OR CHECKS WERE ACCOMPLISHED IAW AMM. FOUND HYD LEAK UNDER PANEL 262JT, REPAIRED LEAKING LINE IAW AMM TASK 20*-20-21-350-801, LEAK CHECK GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.