Service difficulty report · Ptu · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 7, 2012
Submitted
October 8, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N445QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4358
Aircraft time
3,916 hours, 4,057 cycles
Part
Ptu
Part number
5114904
Part serial
K0216
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
13,157 hours, 14,131 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING F/A NOTED SMOKE COMING FROM RT SIDE OF ACFT, HYD FLUID ALSO NOTED COMING FROM RT SIDE OF ACFT, ALSO NOTED PTU WAS STILL OPERATING WITH FLAPS AT 0. REPLACED PTU. FOUND PTU SHAFT SHEARED. LEAK COMING FROM PTU. R & R IAW AMM TASK 29-11-61-000-801, AND 29-11-61-400-80.1. PERFORMED SIMPLIFIED FLUSH OF NR 2 HYD SYS IAW TASK 29-10-00-617-803. SUB TASK 29-10-00-170-136 PARA D. OPS AND LEAKS ARE GOOD. NO FURTHER DEFECT NOTED. DEFERRED FULL SYS FLUSH. RETURNED TO SERVICE.