Service difficulty report · Line · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
March 24, 2016
Submitted
March 30, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N945DN
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53559
Aircraft time
37,581 hours, 31,646 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF RT HYDRAULIC SYS FLUID DURING FLIGHT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE CREW PERFORMED AN ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION FOR LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RT ENGINE HYD PRESSURE LINE CRACKED AT THE B-NUT AT THE PRESSURE FILTER MODULE. INSTALLED A TEMPORARY HYD LINE IAW AMM 20-12. LINE TO BE INSPECTED EVERY 175 FLIGHT HOURS AND A PERMANENT LINE INSTALLED WITHIN 350 FLIGHT HOURS. RT HYDRAULIC SYS OPERATES AND LEAK CHECKS NORMAL.

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