Service difficulty report · Line · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 14, 2005
Submitted
July 20, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N948DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49879
Aircraft time
42,479 hours, 33,447 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER T/O AND T/O CHECKLIST STEP WHERE HYD AUX AND TRANS PUMPS OFF. ACFT LOST RT HYD SYSTEM PSI AND QTY, DID CHECKLISTS INCLUDING ALTERNATE GEAR EXT CONFIGURED AND LANDED NORMALLY. GEAR DOOR OPEN, LAND WEIGHT 134,000 SINK RATE AT LANDING APPROX 50 FT PER MIN. MX INSTALLED GEAR PINS AND RESTORED DOORS TOWED TO GATE. FOUND FLEX LINE TO SYS PRESS FILTER HOUSING LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLEX LINE, RAN ENG. FLEX LINE, LEAK CHECKS GOOD.

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