Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 15, 2016
Submitted
June 16, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N957DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49976
Aircraft time
68,312 hours, 50,936 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
False Activation
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RIGHT HYDRAULIC "HOT" OAP LIGHT ON, THEN ZERO HYDRAULIC PRESSURE BOTH SYS. ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEDURES FOR TOTAL HYDRAULIC FAILURE. ON BASE LEG AT 3000' AGL BOTH HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS CAME BACK TO NORMAL. ACCOMPLISHED NORMAL LANDING. FOUND RT HYD SYSTEM WITH EXCESSIVE AIR. BLED BOTH SYSTEMS AND RAN ALL HYD COMPONENTS WITH ENGINES RUNNING AND ELECTRIC PUMP. NO PROBLEMS NOTED.

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