What was found
AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, DURING TAXING, THE RT PRESSURE AND QUANTITY HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS LOST. DURING MAINTENANCE REVISION, THE RUDDER SHUTOFF VALVE WAS LEAKED AND IT WAS REPLACED IAW MM 27-20-08, TESTED CORRECT.
- Difficulty date
- November 26, 2005
- Submitted
- December 2, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N205AM
- Make and model
- Doug DC987
- Aircraft serial
- 49405
- Aircraft time
- 43,882 hours, 28,928 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D219
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Shutoff Valve
- Part number
- 37723745503
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 14,425 hours, 9,090 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.