Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Doug DC1040F

Difficulty date
July 18, 2008
Submitted
August 4, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N140WE
Make and model
Doug DC1040F
Aircraft serial
46661
Aircraft time
64,168 hours, 46,450 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QTY STARTED TO DROP AT OP OF DESCENT. PERFORMED THE HYD QTY LOSS ALTERATIVE. OPS CHECKLIST. FLUID LOSS CONTINUED. PERFORMED SINGLE HYD SYS FAILURE ABNORMAL CHECKLIST, PERFORMED AT 50 FLAP NORMAL CONFIGURATION, FLT LANDED UNEVENTFUL AFTER LANDING REQUESTED EQUIP IN TO BE TESTED TO CARGO RAMP DUE TO LIMITED LT TURN CAPABILITIES. T/S HYD LEAK TO NR 1 SYS MANIFOLD LEAK THROUGH O-RING AT PRESSURE SWITCH ON MANIFOLD, R & R PACKING & REPLENISHED & RESERVICED IAW MM 12-13-02, PERFORMED LEAK & OPS CHECK IAW MM 29-00-00. FOUND NORMAL, PERFORMED HYD SYS BLEED & PERFORMED TEST IAW MM 29-03-00, ALL SYSTEMS NORMAL.

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