Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 9, 2013
Submitted
August 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N356NG
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4356
Aircraft time
4,097 hours, 3,969 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

AT 10000 FT, RECEIVED NR 1 HYD ISOLATION VALVE AND ROLL SPOILER INBD HYD CAUTION MESSAGES. CREW STARTED NR 1 HYD ISOLATION VALVE QRH PROCEDURES AND AT THAT TIME HAD 15 PERCENT HYD QTY IN SYS 1. F/A VERIFIED FLUID LEAKING FROM ENGINE NACELLE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. 10 MILES FROM LANDING STILL HAD 5 -10 PERCENT OF QTY IN SYS 1. ON BASE LEG CAPTAIN CALLED FOR FLAPS 5 BUT RECEIVED A FLAP POWER WARNING AND ELECTED TO GO AROUND. RAN QRH AND ON NEXT LANDING ATTEMPT. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, MX INSPECTED ACFT AND FOUND A DAMAGED O-RING ON THE HYD MANIFOLD. MX REPLACED BOTH THE O-RING AND CLAMP IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.