Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 31, 2019
Submitted
April 2, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N981DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53268
Aircraft time
72,494 hours, 53,575 cycles
Part
Shutoff Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SHIP 0981 -(HYD) ALT GEAR EXT - RIGHT HYDRAULIC PRESS WENT TO ZERO WITH QUANTITY AT 1. COMPLIED WITH QRH PROCEDURES. CREW USED ALTERNATE GEAR EXTEND. RUDDER HYDRAULIC SHUTOFF VALVE FOUND LEAKING. REPLACED VALVE PER MD88 AMM.SDR REPORTED DUE TO AN EMERGENCY BEING DECLARED AS INDICATED BY THE MCC NOTIFICATION REPORT. (LP5307038)

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