Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 30, 2004
Submitted
May 3, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N945DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49818
Aircraft time
40,343 hours, 32,103 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
ST107Q
Part serial
6577AB
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE CONFIGURING THE AIRCRAFT FOR APPROACH, THE LEFT HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DECREASED TO 3 QUARTS. SERVICED SAME TO FULL. FOUND HYD PRESS TRANSMITTER LEAKING. REPLACED TRANSMITTER, RAN HYD AND NO LEAKS FOUND PER M/M. OPS CKS GOOD.

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