Service difficulty report · Line · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
April 14, 2005
Submitted
April 15, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N304FE
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
46992
Aircraft time
64,162 hours, 19,754 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT GO TO UP POSITION, ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEDURE. COULD NOT OVERRIDE. UPON RETURN TO GATE DISCOVERED THE RT MLG TRIM CYLINDER HYDRAULIC LINE HAS PIN HOLE. NO OTHER PROBLEMS NOTED FROM VISUAL INSPECTION. REPLACED HYDRAULIC LINE FOR RT LDG TRIM CYLINDER PER MM 32-37-03-2. BLEED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND LEAK CKS GOOD. ALSO, OPS CHECKED CRANK AT MAIN GEAR HYD INTER- LOCK CLYINDER AND OPS CKS GOOD. PERFORMED DUMMY GEAR SWING TO VERIFY GEAR HANDLE RELEASES AND OPS CKS NORMAL. RESAFTIED TRIM CYLINDER BYPASS LEVER TO NORMAL POSITION. A/C OK FOR SERVICE. HYDRAULIC LINE CHANGED IS REFERENCE IPC 32-37-05-01 ITEM 75.

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