Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 2, 2002
Submitted
June 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N953DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49884
Aircraft time
34,131 hours, 27,211 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
AS15308K025
Condition
Ruptured
Location
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

RT ENG PRESSURE LINE IN AFT COMPARTMENT RUPTURED CAUSING RT SYS FAILURE AND LT GEAR DOOR DAMAGE ON LANDING. FOUND NR 2 ENG HIGH PRESSURE FLEX LINE BURST JUST BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE FILTER MODULE AND ADEL CLAMP BROKEN ON HYDRAULIC LINE WHERE IT MEETS THE FLEX LINE. REPLACED FLEX LINE AND BROKE CLAMP REF M/M. NEED LEAK CHECK. LEAK CHECK FLEX LINE. REPLACED RIGHT SYS ELECTRIC HYD PUMP AND RIGHT SYS FILTERS PER M/M. NO METAL NOTED AND FLUID IS CLEAN. LEAK CHECKS OK.

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