Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 15, 2011
Submitted
November 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45990
Aircraft time
94,270 hours, 30,087 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
57740355508
Part serial
30
Condition
Leaking
Location
Mlg
Part time
12,216 hours, 4,667 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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What was found

AFTER DEPARTURE, ACFT LOST HYDRAULIC LEVEL TO JUST ABOVE THE EMERGENCY LEVEL. ALL PROCEDURES COMPLIED AND ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. ACFT GROUNDED ON ARRIVAL. R & R RT MLG ACTUATOR AND REPLENISHED HYDRAULICS IAW MM 37-32-2, & 12-03-00.

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