Service difficulty report · Control Box · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
May 26, 2001
Submitted
May 31, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3028
Aircraft time
15,046 hours, 12,866 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Control Box
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
E/E Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 4157 WAS EN ROUTE TO DCA AND RECEIVED A AMBER CAS MESSAGE INDICATING A STANDBY HYDRAULIC FAILURE. THE CREW CHECKED THE HYDRAULIC PAGE WHICH ONLY HAD DASHES ON IT. THE CREW REFERENCED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND CALLED MAINTENANCE CONTROL. FLIGHT 4157 DIVERTED TO IAD BECAUSE OF THE LONGER RUNWAY. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PERFORMED A NO FLAP LANDING AT IAD WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. MAINTENANCE SENT A MECHANIC AND PARTS TO IAD TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE RERACKED THE FLAP CONTROL BOX, PERFORMED SEVERAL GEAR EXTENSIONS, SEVERAL FLAP CYCLES, AND ALL APPLICABLE OPERATIONAL TESTS WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR SERVICE.