Service difficulty report · Hyd Line · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
August 3, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13881
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48045
Part
Hyd Line
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Aux Pump
Stage of operation
AP
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

THE RT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE AND QUANTITY DROPPED TO ZERO AFTER SELECTING FLAPS TO 15 DEGREES ON APPROACH. THE CHECKLIST PROCEDURES FOR LANDING WITH THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM INOPERATIVE WERE COMPLIED WITH AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LINE ON AUX PUMP RUPTURED. THE HYDRAULIC LINE WAS REPLACED. THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS SERVICED AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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