Service difficulty report · Line · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
May 26, 2000
Submitted
May 30, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802DE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48473
Aircraft time
39,942 hours, 5,441 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4460
Engine time
28,300 hours, 3,426 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Hyd System
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 2 HYD SYST EMPTY, LOSS OF FLUID DURING ENG REV ON GROUND. LEAK TRACED TO STOW LINE, CRACKED AT TOP OF HCU HYD LINE END. REPAIRED PIPE SECTION APPROX 20 INCHES LONG AND NEW COULPLING FITTED BY KLM IAW 20-10-01-02. REV CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES AND NO LEAKS FOUND. ALL IND NORMAL.

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