Service difficulty report · Press Line · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 15, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N69803
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49229
Part
Press Line
Part number
7936907608
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Tr Unit
Stage of operation
AP
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 TEMPORARILY WENT TO ZERO UPON GEAR EXTENSION FOR LANDING AT IAH. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE HYDRAULIC QUANTITY AT ZERO. THE RT THRUST REVERSER CONTROL VALVE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LINE WAS FOUND CRACKED. AN INTERIM FLEX LINE WAS INSTALLED AND A DIP WAS ISSUED TO REPLACE THE FLEX LINE WITH A PERMANENT LINE WITHIN 1200 HOURS OR 500 FLIGHTS, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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