SDR 0500989881

Service difficulty report · Packing · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
July 5, 2005
Submitted
July 13, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N676MC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47652
Aircraft time
61,667 hours, 51,438 cycles
Part
Packing
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

WHILE INBOUND FOR LANDING AT MYR, THE LEFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FLUID QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO AND THE PRESSURE DROPPED. COM PROCEDURES WERE COMPLIED WITH AND THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT MYR. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE CONFIRMED THE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID AND FOUND A FAILED PACKING ON THE LEFT THRUST REVERSER CONTROL VALVE AS THE CAUSE FOR THE LEAK. NWA TECHNICIANS SENT FROM ORD FOR REPAIR. AIRCRAFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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