SDR 06FDEA2919

Service difficulty report · Reducer · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
August 8, 2006
Submitted
August 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48459
Aircraft time
50,174 hours, 11,474 cycles
Part
Reducer
Condition
Broken
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

HYD 3 FAIL LEVEL 2 ALERT AT ALTITUDE. QUANTITY .2, PUMPS OFF WHEN SD CHECKED. DIVERTED TO KIX. FOUND NR 3 HYD RESERVOIR DRAIN VALVE REDUCER IS BROKEN. REMOVED REMAINING PART OF REDUCER THREAD & CAPPED TO RELEASE A/C WITH EA REMOVED AND INSPECTED. SYS AND ENG HYD MANIFOLD FILTERS, FOUND NORMAL. INSTALLED NEW FILTERS IAW MM. C/W E.A.1-2910-102928 PT-1. SERVICED HYD FLUID AND LEAK CKD OK. RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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