SDR CAL960075

Service difficulty report · Retract Cylinder · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
February 3, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16815
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49113
Part
Retract Cylinder
Part number
59370365001
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
36,347 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B, 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 1951 - LAS - THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANTITY AND PRESSURE DROPPED WHILE EN ROUTE TO LAS. SMOKE WAS OBSERVED IN THE CABIN AFTER LANDING AT LAS. ALL 3 SLIDES WERE DEPLOYED AND THE PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT MLG ACTUATOR LEAKING CAUSING HYDRAULIC FLUID TO ENTER THE APU INLET WHICH RESULTED IN SMOKE. THE RIGHT MLG ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS SERVICED. THE APU WAS RUN WITH BOTH PACKS AND ENGINES OPERATING AND NO SMOKE WAS OBSERVED IN THE CABIN. IN ADDITION, ALL THREE EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDES WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. (M)

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