Service difficulty report · Hyd Line · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
June 6, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17531
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
45847
Part
Hyd Line
Part number
7920134959
Condition
Broken
Location
Wheel Well
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J, K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE RT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE AND QUANTITY DROPPED TO ZERO IN-FLIGHT. THE LOSS OF PRESSURE AND FLUID WAS ACCOMPANIED BY ILLUMINATION OF THE RT HYD PRESS LOW AND RUDDER CONTROL MANUAL ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BROKEN HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LINE IN THE RT WHEELWELL. A FLEX LINE WAS INSTALLED AND A DIP WAS ISSUED TO REPLACE THE FLEX LINE WITHIN 1200 HOURS OR 500 FLIGHTS. THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS SERVICED AND LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD.

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