Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
March 28, 2006
Submitted
March 31, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N214AM
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49585
Aircraft time
38,463 hours, 31,685 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
S7923360L120300
Condition
Leaking
Location
Right System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED FLIGHT, AFTER TAKEOFF AND LANDING GEARS UP, THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC FLUID QUANTITY WENT DOWN TO 2 QUARTS. AFTER LANDING, THE BRAKES TEMPERATURE REACHED 350 °C AND GOT STUCK. DURING MAINTENANCE REVISION A RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LEAK WAS DETECTED IN AN AUXILIARY HYDRAULIC PUMP LINE. HYDRAULIC LINE, BRAKES AND WHEELS 1 AND 2, TRANSDUCER AND WATER SEPARATORS WERE REPLACED IAW MM 32-42-01 AND 21-20-00, RESPECTIVELY. OVERWEIGHT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 05-51-00, BEING CORRECT. THE LANDING GEAR AND ENGINE WERE TESTED IAW 32-10-00 AND 71-00-01, RESPECTIVELY, ALL CORRECT.

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