Service difficulty report · Line · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 19, 2018
Submitted
August 22, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4161
Aircraft time
27,190 hours, 28,977 cycles
Part
Line
Part number
8030212804
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, RECEIVED A NR 1 HYD ISOLATION VALVE CAUTION, ALONG WITH AN INBD ROLL SPOILER CAUTION. THE NR 1 HYD QTY WAS AT ABOUT 20%. RAN THE CHECKLIST. AT THIS TIME THE NR 1 HYD PRESSURE STARTED TO DROP. THE QTY AND PRESSURE WENT TO 0 % FOR THE NR 1 SYSTEM. THEN RECEIVED A NR 1 ENGINE HYD PUMP CAUTION AND THE ISOLATION VALVE CAUTION WENT OUT. THE CHECKLIST WAS RAN. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND EXECUTED A ZERO FLAP LANDING. MINIMAL USE OF PARKING BRAKE BELOW 60 KNOTS. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. OBSERVED HYDRAULIC FLUID ACTIVELY LEAKING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE HYDRAULIC FLUID HAD COATED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AS WELL. CLEANED THE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL STABILIZERS. OBSERVED THE PRESSURE LINE ON THE LT OTBD ELEVATOR PCU TO HAVE RUPTURED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE HYD PRESSURE LINE. LEAKS & OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.