Service difficulty report · Pump · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
May 25, 2019
Submitted
May 27, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9620D
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53591
Aircraft time
60,437 hours, 30,227 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
3029981001
Part serial
MX380613
Condition
Unreliable
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPROTS DURING DESCENT, PASSING 18,000 TURNED ON BOTH HYDRAULIC PUMPS TO HIGH. RIGHT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO & RIGHT HYDRAULIC LOW PRESSURE LOW LIGHT CAME ON. TRANSFER CONT/AUX PUMPS WERE NOT ON. THIS LASTED ABOUT 2 MINUTES. TURNED BOTH HYDRAULIC PUMPS TO LOW & PRESSURE RETURNED TO NORMAL PRESSURE THERE AFTER. MAINTENANCE REPLACED RT ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP AND CASE DRAIN FILTER ELEMENT IAW AMM 29-10-05 AND AMM 29-10-14. OPS CHECK OK. NO LEAKS NOTED.

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