Service difficulty report · Relief Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 24, 2015
Submitted
February 27, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4243
Aircraft time
12,807 hours, 13,674 cycles
Part
Relief Valve
Part number
9752565
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 200
Part time
12,807 hours, 13,674 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CRUISING AT FL 250, HAD NR 1 HYD ISO VALVE AND NR 1 RUD HYD CAUTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED THE NR 1 HYD ISO VALVE CAUTION CHECK LIST NR 1 HYD PRESS REMAINED NORMAL. THE NR 1 HYD QTY WAS AT 40 PERCENT ON APPROACH WHILE SELECTING FLAPS, GOT A FLAP POWER CAUTION AND NOTED NR 1 HYD PRESSURE AT ZERO AND NR 1 HYD QTY AT ZERO. PERFORMED ZERO FLAPS LANDING. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. LET THE ACFT ROLL TO A STOP ON RUNWAY, EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT APPLIED TO STOP ACFT TOWED TO GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PERFORMED GVI OF NR 1 MLG AREA AND NACELLE. NO DPI’S POPPED AND NO LEAKS NOTED. PERFORMED GVI OF AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT, FOUND RESIDUAL HYD FLUID, NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKS NOTED FROM HYD LINES. REMOVED FDR/CVR COVER AND CLEANED AREA OF RESIDUAL HYD FLUID PERFORMED GVI OF VERTICAL/ HORIZONTAL STABILIZER FOR LEAKS. NO LEAKS NOTED, OPENED PANEL 322DL FOR INSPECTION OF RUDDER PCU FOR LEAKS, NO LEAKS NOTED. CLOSED PANEL 322DL AND SEALED. SERVICED THE NT 1 HYD SYS IAW AMM TASK 12-10-29-611-801. PERFORMED BLEED OF NR 1 HYD SYS IAW AMM 12-10-00-870-801. REMOVED PANEL 263CL AND PERFORMED GVI OF NR 1 HYD ISOLATION VALVE NO LEAKS NOTED CLOSED PANEL 263CL AND SEALED. PRESSURIZED NR 1 HYD SYSTEM WITH STANDBY PUMP, INITIAL QTY WAS 90 PERCENT DROPPED TO 60 PERCENT. AFTER THIS THERE WAS A 5 PERCENT DROP EVERY 30 SECONDS IN HYD QTY. FOUND PUDDLE ON HYD FLUID COMING FROM DRAIN HOLE ON BELLY OF FUSELAGE UNDERNEATH CENTER WING AREA TO AFT LT SIDE DRAIN CONNECTED TO NR1 HYD BALANCE RELIEF VALVE. INSP OF NR 1 EDP AFTER OPERATION WITHOUT SUFFICIENT HYD FLUID IAW AMM TASK 05-54-00-280-801 FOR MAINT CONVENIENCE. R & R NR1 EDP IAW TASK 29-11-01-400-801. R & R HYD SYS BALANCE RELIEF VALVE IAW TASK 29-11-51-000/400-801.