Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
December 1, 2016
Submitted
December 2, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910DN
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53390
Aircraft time
56,805 hours, 30,920 cycles
Part
Cylinder
Condition
Leaking
Location
Tailcone
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

TAILCONE JETTISON BOTTLE BALL VALVE LEAKING. WON'T HOLD PRESSURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED TAILCONE NITROGEN CYLINDER IAW MM.

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