Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
November 22, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N345JW
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46042
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Slot Control Vlv
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

INFLIGHT EMERGENCY DECLARED, TOTAL LOSS OF HYD FLUID. FOUND SLOT CONTROL VALVE AT HYD MANIFOLD BASE SEAL LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED O-RING, SERVICED MAIN HYD SYSTEM, BLED ALL HYD SYSTEM. REPLACED CASE DRAIN FILTERS FOR LT AND RT HYD PUMPS. REPLACED MAIN HYD SYSTEM DUAL FILTERS, CHECKED FOR LEAKS. ALL NORMAL PER IAW MM 29-10-15 AND 27-80-4.

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