Service difficulty report · Pump · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 20, 2013
Submitted
November 21, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N342NG
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4342
Aircraft time
5,231 hours, 4,992 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
6617304
Part serial
K0198
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Part time
8,008 hours, 7,710 cycles
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

CREW RECEIVED NR 2 ENGINE HYD PUMP CAUTION LIGHT. CREW FOLLOWED QRH, CONTACTED MAINTENANCE VIA RADIO AND ELECTED TO DIVERT. SHORTLY AFTER DIVERTING, ACFT LOST NEARLY ALL OF THE HYD FLUID IN THE NR 2 SYS. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY IN CASE THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO TURN OFF RUNWAY AFTER LANDING. WITH EMERGENCY VEHICLES STANDING BY, CREW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND STOPPED ON RUNWAY. ACFT WAS PULLED VIA TUG TO GATE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE ENGINE 2 VARIABLE PUMP LEAKING. MAINTENANCE R & R THE ENGINE NR 2 VARIABLE PUMP AND PERFORMED A SIMPLIFIED FLUSH IAW AMM. ACFT OPS CHECKED GOOD.