Service difficulty report · Hyd Line · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
February 23, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N77827
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49487
Part
Hyd Line
Part number
7912641969
Condition
Broken
Location
Tr Contl Valve
Stage of operation
CR
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 LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO WHILE EN ROUTE. ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION WAS USED. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT RSW THE RT MAIN GEAR DOOR SKID PLATE WAS DAMAGED. MAINTENANCE FOUND HYDRAULIC LINE BROKEN AT RIGHT THRUST REVERSER CONTROL VALVE. A FLEX LINE WAS INSTALLED AND A DIP WAS ISSUED TO REPLACE THE LINE WITHIN 500 FLIGHTS OR 1200 FLIGHT HOURS. THE RT MLG DOOR SKID AND SPACER WERE REMOVED IAW ECRA 5280-91175 AND A DIP WAS ISSUED TO REPAIR WITHIN TWO CYCLES. THE SKID AND SPACER WERE INSTALLED WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF SERVICE IN EWR AND THE DIP WAS CLOSED.

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