Service difficulty report · Rudder Pump · Doug DC861

Difficulty date
August 18, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N845AX
Make and model
Doug DC861
Aircraft serial
46157
Part
Rudder Pump
Part number
57155A
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ONE HOUR INTO FLIGHT NOTICED HYDRAULIC QUANTITY SLOWLY DECREASING. MARKED GAUGE AND CONTINUED TO DECREASE VERY SLOWLY. APPROXIMATELY ONE NEEDLE WIDTH ABOVE STANDPIPE PERFORMED HYDRAULIC FLUID LOSS CHECKLIST. ONCE HYDRAULICS DEPRESSURIZED AND ISOLATED, QUANTITY STABILIZED. ON DESCENT AT FL 180 REPOWERED HYDRAULICS AND QUANTITY DECREASED TO STANDPIPE. PERFORMED ABNORMAL CHECKLIST, QUANTITY AT STANDPIPE, PRESSURE AT 3,000 PSI QUANTITY REMAINED AT STANDPIPE FOR LANDING AND TAXI IN. FOUND STANDBY RUDDER PUMP TO BE LEAKING AT CASE DRAIN. REPLACED STANDBY RUDDER PUMP IAW DC-8 MM CHAPTER 29. SERVICED MAIN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF ALL SYSTEMS. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WORKING NORMAL.

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