SDR 0200809923

Service difficulty report · Drain Valve · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
March 6, 2002
Submitted
March 19, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N927RC
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47469
Aircraft time
71,305 hours, 71,847 cycles
Part
Drain Valve
Part number
314195
Part serial
01150
Condition
Blown
Location
Hyd Pump
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J, B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

ON TOUCHDOWN AT LANDING, THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DROPPED TO ZERO. FLIGHT CLEARED THE RUNWAY AND TURNED OFF THE RIGHT ENGINE DRIVEN AND AUXILIARY HYDRAULIC PUMPS. DURING TAXI TO GATE, SOME SMOKE ENTERED THE CABIN, PRESUMABLEY FROM HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE APU. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND TAXI TO GATE WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE DRAIN MODULE FOR THE RIGHT ENGINE DPI ASSEMBLY BLOWN OFF. REPLACED BOTH CASE AND PRESSURE DRAIN FILTERS AND RIGHT ENGINE DRIVEN AND AUXILIARY HYDRAULIC PUMPS. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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