SDR 0202079976

Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
June 22, 2002
Submitted
June 27, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9340
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47389
Aircraft time
82,988 hours, 90,593 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Damaged
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEFT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO. COMPLIED WITH COM PROCEDURES AND THE LEFT QUANTITY RETURNED TO 5 QUARTS BUT PRESSURE REMAINED AT ZERO. FLIGHT RETURNED TO A SAFE UNEVENTFUL LANDING BACK TO DTW. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RESERVOIR EMPTY AND FOUND A LEAK DUE TO A BAD O-RING ON THE CHECK VALVE AT THE LEFT THRUST REVERSER CONTROL VALVE. THE O-RING AND THE ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP WERE REPLACED. ALSO, NEW FILTERS AND CHECK VALVE WERE INSTALLED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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