Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 17, 2018
Submitted
December 19, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4164
Aircraft time
27,516 hours, 29,445 cycles
Part
Hydraulic System
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHEN SELECTING GEAR UP GOT MASTER CAUTION AND NR 2 ENG HYD, NR 2 HYD PRESS AND NR 2 RUD HYD CAUTIONS. NR 2 HYD PRESS INDICATED ZERO. GEAR STAYED DOWN AND PTU FAILED. COMPLIED WITH NR 2 ENG HYD PUMP CHECKLIST AND PULLED HYD PWR XFER CB. WITHIN 5 MIN CAUTIONS EXTINGUISHED AND GEAR RETRACTED. RETURN TO FIELD LDG WT 59000 LBS. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND A LARGE AMOUNT OF AIR IN THE NR 2 HYD SYSTEM. PERFORMED AMM TASK 29-10-00-870-802 PARA 1-3, 4A. AND 4B., AND 5; BLEEDING OF NR 2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM USING THE SPU AND PTU. PERFORMED THE FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE LANDING GEAR PRIMARY EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYSTEM IAW AMM TASK 32-30-00-720-801, AND TASK CARDS 6071001 AND 6120001. FUNCTIONAL CHECK IS GOOD. RESET HYD PWR XFER CB. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.