Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 7, 2002
Submitted
October 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N953DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49884
Aircraft time
34,816 hours, 27,703 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
ST107Q
Part serial
7645
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Hyd System
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, LT HYD PRESS LOW MESSAGE APPEARED ON OAP AND LT HYD PRESSURE INDICATION DROPPED TO ZERO. PERFORMED ABNORMAL CHECK LIST PER POM. AFTER LANDING REVERSER UNLOCK AMBER LIGHT ILLUMINATED EVEN AFTER REVERSERS WERE STOWED. INSPECTED CASE DRAIN AND PRESSURE FILTERS FOR CONTAMINATION, NONE NOTED. REPLACED LT HYD SYS PRESSURE TRANSMITTER, ALL INDICATIONS NOW NORMAL.

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