Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
December 13, 2003
Submitted
December 16, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N610FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48603
Aircraft time
36,560 hours, 8,422 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hydraulic Line
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

AIRBORNE 1.5 HRS AT FL333 HYD SYSTEM 1 FLUID LEVEL DROPPED TO 0.0 LEVEL II HYD 1 FAIL ILLUMINATED, QRH REVIEWED. FOUND NIPPLE FITTING LEAKING, FWD OUTBOARD FITTING ON THE TOP OF HYD MANIFOLD WHERE THE 4 FILTERS ARE LOCATED. REMOVED RT PUMP'S PRESSURE LINE THAT RUNS FROM RT PUMP TO HYD MANIFOLD DUE TO LINE LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH UPPER AND LOWER HYD PUMP PER MD-11 MM 29-11-20-4 AND INSTALLED NEW PRESSURE LINE. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL FILTERS ON THE MANIFOLD PER MD-1129-12-41-2. INSTALLED NEW FILTERS PER MD-11 M/M 29-12-41-2.

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