Jazz DH8C at Vancouver on Jun 2nd 2012, hydraulic failure causes flap- and brakesless landing
Last Update: June 6, 2012 / 20:37:03 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 2, 2012
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Jazz Aviation
Flight number
QK-8271
Departure
Vancouver, Canada
Destination
Nanaimo, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FMDW
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (300)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8C
The runway was closed for about 8 minutes.
A replacement Dash 8-300 reached Nanaimo with a delay of 2.5 hours.
The Canadian TSB reported the #1 hydraulic pressure was lost. Maintenance found a leaking hydraulic fitting O-ring on a line to pressure manifold. The O-ring, the #1 engine driven pump and the case drain filter were replaced, hydraulic fluid was replenished and the aircraft underwent a ground run with satisfactory results.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 2, 2012
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Jazz Aviation
Flight number
QK-8271
Departure
Vancouver, Canada
Destination
Nanaimo, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FMDW
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (300)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8C
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