What was found
DURING TRANSIT CHECK, A HYD LEAK ON THE RT ENG WAS DETECTED. MX TIGHTENED HYDRAULIC LINE AND REPLACED AND TESTED THE RT ENG REVERSE CONTROL VALVE IAW AMM 78-31-04, ALL CORRECT.
- Difficulty date
- December 19, 2008
- Submitted
- December 24, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N205AM
- Make and model
- Doug DC987
- Aircraft serial
- 49405
- Aircraft time
- 52,049 hours, 34,384 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D219
- Engine time
- 38,598 hours, 31,613 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7800 · Engine Exhaust System
- Part
- Control Valve
- Part number
- 0711346003
- Part serial
- 0404A
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Thrust Reverser
- Part time
- 11,326 hours, 7,461 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.