Service difficulty report · Line · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
July 7, 2004
Submitted
July 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N751RA
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49779
Aircraft time
37,708 hours, 25,750 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D*
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED REVERSE INOPERATIVE DUE TO -LT REVERSE ACCUMULATOR LOW- LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DURING CHECK HYDRAULIC LEAK WAS DETECTED IN ACCUMULATOR LINE. HYDRAULIC LINE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 78-31-04, ALL CORRECT. DURING REVERSE TEST, ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE INDICATED 3000 PSI AND DURING RETRACTED PRESSURE DROPPED TO INITIAL PRESSURE. REVERSE WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 78-1.

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