Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
January 13, 2017
Submitted
January 18, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N948DN
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53357
Aircraft time
42,826 hours, 36,181 cycles
Engine
Iae V2528D5
Engine time
36,916 hours, 30,140 cycles
Part
Hydraulic System
Condition
Pressure Loss
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKE-OFF. RIGHT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE 0. QUANTITY WAS NORMAL. AN ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION WAS PERFORMED DUE TO THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LOSS. EMERGENCY DECLARED AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED RIGHT EDP, HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FILTERS AND FLUSHED SYSTEM TWICE DUE TO CONTAMINATION IAW MM. DURING OPS CHECK RT EDP ONLY PUTS OUT 2000 PSI. REPLACED RT HYD. PRESSURE TRANSMITTER IAW AMM. LEAK AND FUNCTION CHECKS OK.

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