What was found
INSTALLED NEW DIAPHRAGM AND ACCUMULATOR INSTALLED IN AIRCRAFT 6-5-61. ACCUMULATOR REMOVED 7-25-96 FOR INTERNAL FAILURE. FOUND DIAPHRAGM RUPTURED AFTER 225 HOURS TIME IN SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- August 8, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N8076U
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 45941
- System (JASC)
- 2921 · Hydraulic Accumulator, Auxiliary
- Part
- Diaphragm
- Part number
- 43645082
- Condition
- Ruptured
- Location
- Hyd Accumulator
- Part time
- 225 hours
- Component
- 43442795002
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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