Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Doug DC861

Difficulty date
May 21, 2002
Submitted
May 24, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N29UA
Make and model
Doug DC861
Aircraft serial
46159
Aircraft time
52,092 hours, 27,213 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
AE2460001J6030
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT 2225Z IN CLIMBING, HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DROPPED TO STAND PIPE PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO RETURNED TO KMIA. PERFORMED LOSS HYDRAULIC PRESSURE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST ON HYDRAULIC FLUID; PERFORMED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST ON HYDRAULIC CHECK, NO FURTHER LOSS OF FLUID. USED ABNORMAL LANDING CHECKLIST. FOUND HYDRAULIC HOSE ASSY LEAKING AT NR 2 ENGINE; REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE HOSE ASSY AND REPLACED DRAIN CASE FILTER IAW MM 70-30-2 AND MM29-10-14; NO LEAKS NOTED ON RUN-UP IAW MM 71-0 AND MM 29-00. OPS FOUND NORMAL AND SERVICED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM IAW MM 12-30-1.

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