Service difficulty report · Pump · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
July 21, 2009
Submitted
July 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N964TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53614
Aircraft time
29,850 hours, 13,941 cycles
Part
Pump
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

DFW - ON DESCENT PASSING ABOUT FL310 RUDDER CONTROL MANUAL LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY RIGHT HYDRAULIC PRESS LOW LIGHT. RIGHT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE INDICATED 500 PSI, FOLLOWED CHECKLIST RIGHT PRESS REMAINED AT 500 PSI, LEFT PRESS WAS NORMAL. AT APPROX 10,000 FT RIGHT PRESS RETURNED TO NORMAL. REPLACING RIGHT ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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