Service difficulty report · Line · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 11, 2016
Submitted
May 16, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4049
Aircraft time
35,584 hours, 37,378 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ON TAXI TO THE GATE, ACFT LOST HYDRAULIC QTY, DROPPED TO ZERO. ELEVATORS, NOSE WHEEL STEERING, AND SPOILERS BECAME INOPERATIVE. ACFT MADE IT SAFELY TO THE GATE. UPON ARRIVAL OF ACFT, FOUND NR 2 HYD RESERVOIR STILL HAD 1.5 QTS OF HYD FLUID REMAINING. FOUND IN NR 1 NACELLE, MLG AFT DOOR ACTUATOR FLEX LINE LEAKING. R & R FLEX LINE. INSTALLED LINE IAW AMM SUBTASK 32-31-26-020-020, PAR 4B, 30. SERVICED AND BLED NR 2 HYD SYS IAW TASK 29-10-00-870-802. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF AFT MLG DOORS, OPS CHECK GOOD. NO LEAKS NOTED.