Porter DH8D at Toronto on Mar 17th 2015, hydraulic leak

Last Update: April 1, 2015 / 22:42:10 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 17, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
PD-719

Aircraft Registration
C-GLQB

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

A Porter Airlines de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GLQB performing flight PD-719 from Toronto City,ON (Canada) to Washington Dulles,DC (USA), was climbing out of Toronto's Billy Bishop City Airport when the crew received a #1 hydraulic pump caution light prompting the crew to return to Billy Bishop Airport. While returning the crew received indication of the failure of the #1 hydraulic system which lost flaps, anti-skid/normal brakes, inboard roll spoilers, and one rudder and one elevator PCU. The crew decided to divert to Toronto's Lester Pearson International Airport, where the aircraft landed safely and slowly taxied to the apron using emergency brakes, emergency services following the aircraft.

The Canadian TSB reported maintenance found the case of the #1 engine driven hydraulic pump cracked which resulting in loss of hydraulic fluid and failure of the hydraulic system.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 17, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
PD-719

Aircraft Registration
C-GLQB

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

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