Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 5, 2019
Submitted
January 7, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4164
Aircraft time
27,628 hours, 29,581 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
9669951
Part serial
H005639
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Part time
27,628 hours, 29,581 cycles
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

RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN WE TRIED TO RETRACT THE FEAR WE GOT A NR 2 ENG HYD PUMP CAUTION ALONG WITH A NR 2 HYD ISO VALVE AND NR 2 RUD HYD CAUTION. THE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. WE PERFORMED THE NR 2 ENG HYD PUMP E/A CHECKLIST. WE HAD NO HYD PRESSURE BUT NORMAL HYD QUANTITY. THE PTU FAILED WHEN IT WAS CALLED FOR IN THE CHECKLIST. ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER T.O. AS WE WERE BEING VECTORED BACK TO PDX THE LIGHTS ALL WENT OUT AND THE SYSTEM RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CHECKLIST CALLED FOR US TO PULLED THE HYD POWER TRANSFER C.B. DO TO THE PTU FAIL. EVENT MARKER WAS PUSHED AND THE AIRSPEED NEVER EXCEEDED 180 K\TS. THE FLAPS WERE RETRACTED AT ACCELERATION HT. NO FLAP EXCEEDENCE. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACEMENT OF NR 2 HYD SYSTEM FILTER MANIFOLD AND RESERVOIR, AND REPLACEMENT OF PRESSURE SWITCH; AND BLEEDING OF NR 2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WITH HPU AND PTU (WITH PTU CB RESET) BOTH CHECK GOOD AFTER BLEEDING OF SYSTEM. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE PRIMARY EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYSTEM IAW AMM TASK 32-31-00-710-801, OPS CHECK IS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.