What was found
DISCREPANCY: L1 HYD 1 QTY LOW DURING CLIMB. CORRECTIVE ACTION: FOUND LH NOSE STEERING ACTUATOR CYLINDER CASE CRACKED. R & R NOSE STEERING ACTUATOR CYLINDER PER AMM 32-52-30. HYD SYSTEM #1 SERVICED AS REQUIRED. NO FURTHER FAULTS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- March 30, 2023
- Submitted
- March 31, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N542KD
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48542
- Aircraft time
- 74,183 hours, 15,068 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3250 · Landing Gear Steering System
- Part
- Steering Unit
- Part number
- ACG74405507
- Part serial
- AA6018
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Unknown
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.