Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
October 28, 2002
Submitted
October 29, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N318FE
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
46837
Aircraft time
68,691 hours, 17,468 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Damaged
Location
Hyd System
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

LOST HYDRAULIC NR 2 FLUID, RUDDER STANDBY POWER OFF, LIGHT ILLUMINATED, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PERFORMED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM NR 2 FAULT ISOLATION AND TRACED PROBLEM TO NONREVERSIBLE S/O VALVE. REPLACED DEFECTIVE O-RING, SERVICED HYDRAULICS TO PROPER LEVEL. CREW NR 2 SYSTEM EDP DID NOT WORK LONG WITHOUT FLUID, AS PRECAUTIONARY ACTION REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 HYD MANIFOLD FILTERS IAW MM. CHECKED EDP CASE DRAIN FILTERS ALL OK. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK, MOTORIZED NR 2 ENG CHECKED FLT SURFACES AND NO LEAKS NOTED. OK FOR SERVICE.

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