Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 13, 2014
Submitted
April 18, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N415QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4081
Aircraft time
26,170 hours, 26,856 cycles
Part
Hydraulic System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER LIFT OFF, APPROX 200 AGL, ELEV PRESS CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALL 3 HYD SYSTEMS READ 3000 PSI. NR 3 HYD ISO VALVE WAS OUT AND DARK. CAUTION LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED THROUGHOUT FLIGHT. CAUTION LIGHT WENT OUT AND NR 3 HYD DROPPED AFTER LANDING. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, REPLACED NR 3 HYD PRESSURE SWITCH-C IAW AMM 29-30-11-000-801, 29-30-11-400-801. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF NR 3 HYD SYS IAW AMM 29-12-00-720-801. FUNCTIONAL TEST FAILED. ELEVATOR PRESSURE CAUTION ILLUMINATED. ALSO, NR 2 HYD ISO VALVE CAUTION DID NOT ILLUMINATE DURING FUNCTIONAL TEST. INSPECTED NR 2 HYD ISO VALVE AND FOUND BOTH PRESSURE SWITCH CONNECTORS DISCONNECTED. CONNECTED BOTH PRESSURE SWITCH CONNECTORS IAW AMM 29-30-11-400-801. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF NR 3 HYD SYS IAW AMM 29-12-00-720-801. FUNCTIONAL TEST GOOD. ELEVATOR PRESSURE CAUTION DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND NR 2 HYD ISO VALVE CAUTION EXTINGUISHED/ILLUMINATED NORMALLY. RETURNED TO SERVICE.