Service difficulty report · Pump · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
July 13, 2013
Submitted
July 16, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N507LX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4181
Aircraft time
9,788 hours, 10,124 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
6617303
Part serial
K0490
Condition
Defective
Location
Hyd System
Part time
6,407 hours, 7,124 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING DECENT, ACFT ABRUPTLY YAWED AND BOTH THE MASTER CAUTION AND WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON ALONG WITH NR 2 ENGINE FADEC FAIL LIGHT. CAPTAIN NOTED THAT THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE NEEDLE WAS FALLING AND THE PRESSURE FELL TO 12 PSI. AT THIS TIME THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW PERFORMED ENGINE SHUTDOWN MEMORY ITEMS, SECURED THE NR 2 ENGINE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. CREW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WAS ABLE TO STOP CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY. MX FOUND THE ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP LEAKING, WHICH CAUSED FLUID LEAK OVER THE FADEC, CAUSING IT TO FAIL, CAUSING THE NR 2 ENGINE TO SHUTDOWN. THE DROP IN OIL PRESSURE WAS DUE TO THE ENGINE SHUTTING DOWN. MX R & R THE ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP AND FADEC IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.