Service difficulty report · None · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 11, 2022
Submitted
February 15, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N445QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4358
Aircraft time
23,373 hours, 25,065 cycles
Part
None
Condition
None
Stage of operation
CR
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

#2 HYD QUANTITY DROPPED TO ABOUT 30% IN CRUISE AND THEN BOUNCED FROM 0 - 33% FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. WAS STEADY AT 30% FOR 20 MINUTES AND AT GATE BEGAN FLUCTUATING AGAIN. M/C / DISPATCH DIRECTED DIVERSION TO PDX. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. VERIFIED #2 HYD GAUGE ON MFD READS 45% & #2 OUTSIDE GAUGE READS FULL. ALSO #2 GAUGE ON MFD FLUCTUATES UP & DOWN. REMOVED CLEANED, AND RE-INSTALLED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR 2931-P15. #2 HYD QUANTITY SHOWED 75% ON MFD. LIGHTLY TAPPED SIDE OF #2 HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR QTY TRANSMITTER. QUANTITY NOW INDICATES 45% ON MFD. CHECKED WIRES FROM #2 HYD RESERVOIR QTY TRANSDUCER CONNECTOR 2931-P15 AND IOM#2 CONNECTOR 3141-P1A-A2 FOR CONTINUITY USING DIGITAL VOM AND SHORTS TO GROUND, SHIELD, & EACH OTHER USING MEGAOHMETER. CONTINUITY CHECKS GOOD AND NO SHORTS FOUND. DEFERRED OF #2 HYDRAULIC QUANTITY INDICATION.