Service difficulty report · Reservoir · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
July 19, 2003
Submitted
July 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N607FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48547
Aircraft time
38,330 hours, 8,786 cycles
Part
Reservoir
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, HYD 3 ELEV OFF LEVEL 1 LIGHT CAME ON AT 4.4 GAL, INDICATING THE 3-2 NRMP INOP. ONE HOUR LATER THE HYD 3 OFF LEVEL 1 ALERT LIGHT AT 2.5 GAL, CAME ON. TWO HOURS LATER THE HYD 3 FAIL LEVEL 2 ALERT LIGHT CAME ON AT 1.0 GAL. RESET ALT GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE REF MM 32-32-00-5, FOUND RELIEF VALVE ON NR 3 RESERVOIR LEAKING EVEN WHEN HYD RESEVOIR WAS DEPRESSURISED. THE RESERVOIR WAS DRAINED OF REMAINING FLUID AND RELIEF VALVE WAS CLEANED AND REINSTALLED. THE ENGINES WERE RUN REF JRH ALL TEMPERTURES AND PRESSURES WERE NORMAL 42 DEG CELSIUS, INSPECTED RELIEF VALVE AND NO LEAK WAS NOTED. ALL THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE OPERATED, NO FURTHER LEAKS NOTED. AC OK FOR SERVICE.

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