Service difficulty report · Union · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
November 28, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16521
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47521
Part
Union
Part number
NAS16128
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd Filter
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 LT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANTITY AND PRESSURE WERE LOST WHILE AT CRUISE. APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST ITEMS WERE ACCOMPLISHED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND AFT FUSELAGE HYDRAULIC FILTER UNION LEAKING AT LT PRESSURE BULKHEAD. THE UNION PACKING WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. LEAK AND PRESSURE CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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