Service difficulty report · Reservoir · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 4, 2005
Submitted
June 8, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N954DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49885
Aircraft time
41,470 hours, 32,539 cycles
Part
Reservoir
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT HYD PSI WENT TO ZERO AT SLAT EXTENSION. FOUND LARGE AMOUNT OF AIR IN LEFT HYD RESERVIOR. BLED LEFT HYD SYSTEM AND OPS CHECK OK.

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