Service difficulty report · Line · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
February 22, 2002
Submitted
February 26, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583AN
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53183
Aircraft time
22,152 hours, 18,920 cycles
Part
Line
Part number
7936913691
Condition
Broken
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB TO BOGOTA, THE CREW NOTICED THAT THE RT HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DROPPED TO 4 QTS, WITH PUMP IN LOW AND OFF OPERATION. THE SYSTEM WAS DEPRESSURIZED AND THE QUANTITY AUGMENTED TO 7 QTS. DURING CRUISE RH HYDRAULIC QUANTITY MAINTAINED IN 7 QTS, HOWEVER DURING DESCENT TO BOGOTA THE RH HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DROPPED TO 1 QTS, WITH AMBER LIGHT ON. PROCEDURE WAS ACCOMPLISHED. RT BRAKE TRANSMITTER PRESSURE LINE ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED IAW AMM. 20-10-13 PAGE 201. OPERATIONAL TEST EXTENSION AND RETRACTION WAS PERFORMED SUCCESSFULLY IAW AMM. 32-30-00 PAGE 201.

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