Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
April 16, 2002
Submitted
April 25, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N471PS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3007
Aircraft time
16,153 hours, 20,466 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
001A291A4104000
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
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

IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEVEL OFF AT 10,000 FT, RECEIVED A HYD PRIORITY VALVE FAIL AND MAIN HYD QUANTITY LOW CAS MESSAGES. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QRH AND PLANNED A LANDING AT PHL. THEN RECEIVED A STANDBY HYD SYSTEM FAIL AND A MAIN HYD QUANTITY FAIL CAS MESSAGES. THE QRH INSTRUCTED THE CREW TO LAND AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, HAND PUMPED THE GEAR DOWN, AND LANDED AT ABE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE AC HYD MOTOR PRESSURE LINE HAD DEVELOPED A HOLE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE PRESSURE LINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 29-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.