Service difficulty report · Trim Motor · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
August 21, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N87070
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
48292
Part
Trim Motor
Part number
418575
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hor Stab
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J, K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM NR 3 ELEVATOR OFF CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE NR 3 HYDRAULIC QUANTITY BEGAN TO DECREASE WHILE EN ROUTE FROM FRA TO EWR. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE NR 3 LEFT HYDRAULIC PUMP PRESSURE LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALL APPROPRIATE CHECKLISTS WERE ACCOMPLISHED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO LGW WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 3 HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TRIM MOTOR LEAKING. THE STABILIZER TRIM MOTOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE NR 3 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS SERVICED. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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