Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
November 26, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801DE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48472
Engine
Pwa PW4460
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 3 Hyd Syst
Component
00001331
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

TWO HOURS INTO FLIGHT HYD 3 ELEV OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED CHECKED FLUID LEVEL IN 3 SYSTEM AND FOUND 4.7 GAL REMAINING. QUANTITY BLED DOWN TO 2.5 AND SYS 3 HYD SYST SHUT OFF LANDED IN PDX WITH LOSS OF ALL FLUID IN 3 WHEN GEAR CAME DOWN AND LOCKED. FOUND O-RING LEAKING AT THE NUMBER 3 SYS PRESSURE SENSOR.

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