Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
July 23, 2013
Submitted
July 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53252
Aircraft time
68,288 hours, 29,316 cycles
Part
Cylinder
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

ORD CREW REPORTED RT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LOSS. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT LANDED ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE REPLACED HYDRAULIC TRANSFER CYLINDER THAT WAS LEAKING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL. OPERATION (CLOSED).

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