Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
August 14, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N441J
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
45988
Part
O-Ring
Part number
NAS16128
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rudder Contl
Stage of operation
CR
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

INFLIGHT AT FL 350, HYDRAULIC QUANTITY SUDDENLY STARTED DESCENDING AND CONTINUED DESCENDING. ISOLATED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. RETURNED TO MIAMI AND FOUND RUDDER SELECTOR VALVE PLUG LEAKING. REPLACED O-RING, NO LEAKS NOTED IAW DC-8 MM 29-00-00.

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