Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 26, 2022
Submitted
December 27, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N447QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4364
Aircraft time
25,024 hours, 27,082 cycles
Part
Hydraulic System
Condition
Contaminated
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

SHORTLEY AFTER T/O NR 2 HYD ISOLATION VALVE . NR 2ENG HYD PUMP, SPLROUTBD, ROLL SPLR OUTBD HYD, NR 2 RUDDER HYD. ALL 3 GEAR DOOR AMBER AND ALL 3 RED LT NOSE RIGHT ILLUMINATED. GEAR HANDLE AMBER LIGHT. PTU FAIL ON PTU SWITCH. HYD PRESSURE NR 2 SYS AT 0 PSI. 10 MINS INTO FLT, NR 2 SYSTEM PRESS RETURNED TO NORMAL. ALL SYSTEM CAUTION LIGHTS WENT DARK. PTU FAIL LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMATED.LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. RETURNED TO THE FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND A LARGE AMOUNT OF AIR IN NR 2 HYD SYS. REMOVED AIR FROM SYS. WORK ACCOMPISHED ON WORK ORDER 327296.