SDR 0201609981

Service difficulty report · Flex Line · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
May 14, 2002
Submitted
May 20, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N994Z
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47097
Aircraft time
79,872 hours, 82,131 cycles
Part
Flex Line
Part number
314195
Part serial
84459
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K, S
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

INBOUND TO VPS, THE AIRCRAFT LOST THE HYDRAULIC FLUID FROM THE RIGHT SYSTEM. CREW FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURES AND WAS ABLE TO LAND WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT IN VPS. MAINTENANCE FOUND A PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED TEMP FLEX LINE LEAKING. REPLACED THE FLEX LINE WITH TWO NEW TEMP FLEX LINES. ALSO, REPLACED THE ENGINE DRIVEN AND ELECTIRCAL HYDRAULIC PUMPS AND THEIR FILTERS. NO CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND IN ANY RIGHT SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FILTERS. SYSTEM WAS SERVICED AND LEAK CHECK OK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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