Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
August 12, 2007
Submitted
August 14, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N214AM
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49585
Aircraft time
42,318 hours, 34,074 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Shutoff Valve
Part number
37723745503
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURN TO PLATFORM DURING TAXI, CREW SELECTED SLATS EXTEND AND THE HYDRAULIC QUANTITY LIGHT TURNED ON. MAINTENANCE DETECTED HYDRAULIC LEAK IN RT SYSTEM AND QUANTITY ZERO, SO THE SYSTEM WAS SERVICED AND HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS APPLIED AND THE LEAK WAS LOCATED AT THE RUDDER SHUTOFF VALVE, THIS VALVE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 27-20-09 TESTED CORRECT, ADDITIONALLY, WATER SEPARATORS OF BOTH AIR CONDITIONED PACKAGES WERE REPLACED IAW MM 21-20-02, TESTED CORRECT.

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