Service difficulty report · Filter Case · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
March 5, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N39081
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
47861
Part
Filter Case
Part number
7578724
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 3 Hyd Syst
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A, J

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

What was found

THE NR 3 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOST FLUID ACCOMPANIED BY ILLUMINATION OF THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ELEVATOR OFF LIGHT WHILE EN ROUTE FROM FCO TO EWR. FUEL WAS DUMPED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO CDG WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 3 ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP PRESSURE FILTER CASE ASSEMBLY BROKEN. THE FILTER CASE ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE NR 3 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS SERVICED AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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