Service difficulty report · Wire · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 10, 2019
Submitted
September 12, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N436QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4236
Aircraft time
24,640 hours, 26,740 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
TX
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

AFTER TAXI-OUT, BEFORE TAKING THE RUNWAY, #2 ENG HYD PUMP CAUTION ILLUMINATED. ONE MINUTE LATER, #2 HYDRAULIC PRESSURE FELL TO ZERO AND SPLR OUTBD, ROLL SPLR OUTBRD HYD AND #2 RUD HYD CAUTIONS ILLUMINATED. SIMULTANEOUSLY, WE LOST STEERING AND GOT A PTU FAIL ON THE SWITCHLIGHT. WE RAN THE APPROPRIATE E/A CHECKLIST WHICH DIRECTED US TO PULL HYD PWR XFER C/B. ALSO #2 HYD ISO VLV CAUTION ILLUMINATED. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. #2 HYD SOV IS CLOSED WITH FIRE T HANDLE PUSHED IN AND FLUID QTY FULL. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND PIN A AT #2 RESERVOIR QTY SWITCH CONNECTOR TO HAVE 110 OHMS TO GROUND. MANIPULATED WIRE HARNESS NEAR CONNECTOR AND GROUND WENT AWAY. FOUND WIRE 2911-W3A-22WHT/BLK CHAFED THRU APP 3 FT FROM CONNECTOR 2911-P18 ENVIRONMENTALLY SPLICED WIRE 2911-W3A-22 WHT/BLK AND REPLACED AND RETERMINATED CONNECTOR 2911-P18 IAW WM 29-11-00 AND 20-15-05. OPS CK OF SELECTOR VALVE CHECKED GOOD. REPLACED #22 EDP REF AMM TASK 29-11-01-000-801 AND 29-11-01-400-801, AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. NO CONTAMINATION FOUND ON EDP CASE DRAIN FILTER OR SYSTEM CASE DRAIN FILTER. NO ROTATING GROUP FAILURE. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF PTU REF AMM TASK 29-11-61-710-801. NO DEFECTS NOTED. EDP OPS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD. HYD PWR XFER C/W RESET. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.