Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
April 8, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16804
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49246
Part
Cylinder
Part number
39370335501
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
27,836 hours
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 APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES FROM LANDING AT EWR. ABNORMAL PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED AND ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION WAS USED. THE LT MLG DOOR SUSTAINED DAMAGE ON LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RT MLG BUNGEE CYLINDER LEAKING. THE RT MLG BUNGEE CYLINDER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 32-32-03. THE LT MLG DOOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 32-12-01. A GEAR RETRACTION WAS PERFORMED AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD. IN ADDITION, THE RT ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP AND RT AUX ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC PUMP WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED.

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