SDR 96ZZZX1346

Service difficulty report · Pump · Doug DC3C

Difficulty date
January 25, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N115Z
Make and model
Doug DC3C
Aircraft serial
33567
Part
Pump
Part number
938951
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Eng Hyd
Part time
1,608 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILED DURING ENGINE START. THE ROTARY PISTON-TYPE PUMP FAILED DURING ENGINE START. THE ROTARY PISTON-TYPE PUMP SEIZED; THUS, SHEARING ITS DRIVE SHAFT. METAL PARTICLES FROM THE PUMP'S VANE SENT DOWNSTREAM IN THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WERE CAUGHT BY THE HYD FILTER. LINES WERE FLUSHED CLEAN AND NEW FILTER INSTALLED. FIRST REPLACEMENT PUMP (YELLOW TAGGED AS OVERHAULED) WOULD NOT BUILD UP PRESSURE DUE TO STICKING HIGH-BYPASS VALVE. THE SECOND UNIT (ALSO TAGGED AS OVERHAULED), OPERATED AT TOO HIGH A PRESSURE. THE THIRD UNIT (FACTORY NEW), FINALLY OPS CHECKED OK.

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