Service difficulty report · Connector · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
May 13, 2002
Submitted
May 15, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3028
Aircraft time
17,581 hours, 15,011 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Connector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

DURING CLIMBOUT, THE CREW RECEIVED A MAIN HYD PUMP FAIL THEN A STANDBY SYSTEM FAIL CAS MESSAGE. THE CREW REFERENCED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND SHUT DOWN BOTH THE MAIN AND STANDBY SYSTEMS. THE CREW CONTACTED DISPATCH AND A EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE AT PIT. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE CREW BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS ONLY AN INDICATION PROBLEM. MX INSPECTED AND FOUND THE INSULATION AROUND THE 1 VPA CANNON PLUG TO BE SATURATED WITH WATER. MX THEN CLEANED AND DRIED THE CANNON PLUG IAW DORNIER MM 29-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.