SDR 0400149915

Service difficulty report · Relief Valve · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
January 28, 2004
Submitted
February 2, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N965N
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47417
Aircraft time
81,585 hours, 89,152 cycles
Part
Relief Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Hyd System
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

AT ABOUT 100 MILES OUT FROM LANDING THE AIRCRAFT, PRODUCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. ALSO NOTICED THE LOSS OF THE RT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AS QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO ACCOMPANIED BY 'R HYD PRES LOW' LIGHT. FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, REQUESTED CFR, AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT MCO. CREW SUSPECTED THAT THE APU WAS INGESTING THE LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID CAUSING SMOKE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED A FAILED VACUUM BREAKER RELIEF VALVE, RT ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP AND FILTERS, AND BOTH WATER COALESCER BAGS. SERVICED AND LEAK CHECK OK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO REVENUE FLIGHT.

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