SDR ABXA010873

Service difficulty report · Retract Cylinder · Doug DC933F

Difficulty date
May 9, 2002
Submitted
May 17, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N931AX
Make and model
Doug DC933F
Aircraft serial
47384
Aircraft time
53,163 hours, 47,962 cycles
Part
Retract Cylinder
Part number
39208025501
Part serial
BXT6780224
Condition
Defective
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
7,480 hours, 5,461 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, RIGHT HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DROPPED TO 2 GALLONS. THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC PUMPS AND QUANTITY INCREASED TO 10 GALLONS DURING DESCENT. THE PUMPS WERE TURNED BACK ON AND THE QUANTITY ON THE RIGHT SIDE WENT TO ZERO. THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED MANUALLY. FOUND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACT CYLINDER LEAKING. REPLACED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACT CYLINDER IAW DC-9 MM 32-32-02-2-0004.

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