Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 20, 2017
Submitted
August 23, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N993DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53345
Aircraft time
67,166 hours, 48,341 cycles
Part
Hydraulic System
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CR
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

EXPERIENCED A LEFT SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FAILURE WHILE IN CRUISE TO CUN. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS DECLARED. NO LEAKS WERE FOUND BY MAINTENANCE. THE LEFT SYSTEM RESERVOIR WAS BLED AND RE-SERVICED. THE PTU, EDP PRESSURE FILTER, CASE DRAIN FILTER, AND THE LEFT SYSTEM RETURN FILTER WERE ALL REPLACED. AN ENGINE RUN WAS PERFORMED AND THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE CYCLED WITH NO PROBLEMS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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