Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
August 16, 2006
Submitted
August 17, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1075T
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49724
Aircraft time
43,680 hours, 24,590 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
53,960 hours, 38,758 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
0711346003
Part serial
0842A
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Part time
18,766 hours, 11,791 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT AFTER LANDING, THE LT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS LOST AND LT REVERSE REMAINED EXTENDED. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO PLATFORM AND RECHARGED OF HYDRAULIC LIQUID, DETECTING A LEAK IN THE LT HYDRAULIC REVERSE VALVE CAP. THE LT HYDRAULIC REVERSE VALVE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 78-31-04, TESTED CORRECT. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS TESTED BY LEAKS IAW MM 78-31-04, ALL CORRECT.

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