What was found
LEFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILED DURING CRUISE AT 24,000 FEET. HYDRAULIC PRESSURE ZERO AND QUANTITY INCREASED TO 19 QTS. MAINTENANCE R & R THE LT SYSTEM HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR AND THE SYSTEM RETURNED TO A FUNCTIONAL STATE.
- Difficulty date
- May 5, 2014
- Submitted
- May 6, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N989DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53341
- Aircraft time
- 57,473 hours, 41,552 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2916 · Hydraulic Reservoir, Main
- Part
- Reservoir
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Hyd System
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.