Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
June 6, 2002
Submitted
June 7, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N314FE
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
48312
Aircraft time
37,084 hours, 10,857 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
VT0107F
Part serial
41
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Part time
5,325 hours, 1,513 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

AFTER 2+15 OF FLT HYD SYS 3 ELEV OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED RED TABS, WITH FLUID DOWN TO 4.5 GALS. WHEN ENG 3 HYD PUMPS TURNED BACK ON, STARTED TO SLOWLY DECREASE TO 3.5 GALS. ENG HYD PUMPS TURNED OFF WITH QTY HOLDING AT 3.5 GALS. ON LANDING APPROX, NR 3 HYD WENT TO 0.5 GALS/NEARLY ZERO. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 HYD PRESSURE TRANSMITTER, FOUND LEAKING FROM SEAL. OPS CHECK GOOD AS PER MM CHAPTER 29-31-03-2. SERVICED HYD SYSTEM TO NORMAL READING AS PER MM CHAPTER 12-13-01-3. RAN ENGINES AS PER JRH CHAPTER 5 A AND PERFORMED HYD PUMP OPERATIONAL TEST AS PER JRH CHAPTER 9-1. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL, A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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