Service difficulty report · Valve · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
May 16, 2016
Submitted
May 25, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N942DN
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53556
Aircraft time
38,821 hours, 32,753 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

IN FLIGHT, HYDRAULIC QTY DROPPED TO 4. CREW RAN QRH PROCEDURE AND SHUT OWN RT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. DURING DESCENT, IAW THE QRH, ATTEMPTED TO RE-PRESSURIZED THE RT SYSTEM. THE RT SYS INDICATED 3000 PSI BUT QTY DROPPED TO 0. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LT WING OTBD ANTISKID VALVE HOUSING CRACKED. R & R VALVE. LEAK AND OPERATION CHECKS GOOD IAW MM. CLEANED AFT BELLY AND MAIN GEAR WELL, APU INLET WAS DRY AND NEITHER PACK HAD SMELL.

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