Service difficulty report · Pump · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
August 2, 2004
Submitted
August 10, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N945AS
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49643
Aircraft time
50,017 hours, 28,661 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
AS66411LS666
Part serial
MX179505LG
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Hyd System
Part time
22,696 hours, 17,120 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING APPROACH, RT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE WAS LESSENED AND ABNORMAL PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH LANDING GEAR DOORS DOWN. SYSTEM WAS CHECKED AND NO FAILURE WAS DETECTED, IT WAS PURGED AND 2 QUARTS WERE ADDED, QUANTITY AND PRESSURE TRANSMITTERS WERE CHECKED, ALL CORRECT. AS A PREVENTIVE ACTION, HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS REPLACED IAW MM 29-10-05, TEST CORRECT. MLG DOORS WERE CHECKED IAW MM 32-12-00, ALL CORRECT.

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