SDR CAL960052

Service difficulty report · Hyd Line · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
January 24, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N72830
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49490
Part
Hyd Line
Part number
7936907590
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Mlg Ww
Stage of operation
CR
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

FLT NR 268 - EWR - THE RT HYD FLUID QTY DROPPED TO TWO QTS WHILE EN ROUTE FROM FLL TO EWR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT EWR WITH THE GEAR DOORS OPEN. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE GROUND SPOILER HYD PRESSURE LINE IN THE RT WHEEL WELL CRACKED AT FITTING. A FLEX LINE WAS INSTALLED AND A DIP WAS ISSUED TO REPLACE THE FLEX LINE WITHIN 1200 FLIGHT HOURS OR 500 CYCLES, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. THE RIGHT HYD SYSTEM WAS SERVICED TO FULL AND ALL CONTROL SURFACES WERE CYCLED WITH NO LEAKS OR OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. THE LEFT AND RIGHT MLG DOORS WERE INSPECTED AND NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. (M)

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