Service difficulty report · Hyd Warn Light · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
March 21, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N881CC
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
294
Part
Hyd Warn Light
Condition
Illuminated
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT NR 5033 - CLT-MGM - FLIGHT JUST DEPARTED WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED UP AND THE NR 2 ENGINE HYD CAPTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AS THE GEAR CYCLE COMPLETED THE CAPTION EXTINGUISHED, THE CAPTAIN THEN SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN. RECEIVED THREE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS AND RETURNED TO THE FIELD FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE NR 2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN GROUND RAN WITH THE NR 2 HYD POWERED ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE DECISION WAS THEN MADE TO PERFORM A TEST FLIGHT. A/C WAS THEN TEST FLOWN UNDER FLT NR 9103 AND ALL HYDRAULIC INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE A/C WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)