SDR SABA011060

Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Dhav DHC8103

Difficulty date
November 6, 2001
Submitted
November 9, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801WP
Make and model
Dhav DHC8103
Aircraft serial
086
Aircraft time
32,235 hours, 42,964 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
7G773
Condition
Backed Out
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT 801 ON FLIGHT 5025 HAD A NUMBER TWO HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE. FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED. IN-FLIGHT EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE USED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NUMBER NUMBER TWO HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SWITCH SAFETY WIRE BROKEN AND THE SWITCH HAD BACKED OUT. THIS WAS ALLOWING FLUID TO LEAK OVERBOARD. REMOVED AND REPLACED O-RING, RETORQUED SWITCH, SERVICED SYSTEM AND SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD. HYD PUMP AND FILTERS WERE CHANGED DUE TO CAVITATION OF SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.