Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 4, 2005
Submitted
September 14, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N979DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53266
Aircraft time
39,640 hours, 30,220 cycles
Part
Hydraulic System
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Left
Stage of operation
DE
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

LEFT HYD PRESS WENT TO 0 QUANTITY, NORMAL ON DESCENT INTO BDL. RECOVERED PRESS WITH TRANS PUMP ON. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. BLED AIR FROM LEFT HYD RESERVIOR, RAN LEFT ENGINE, CYCLED ALL FLT CONTROLS THRU SEVERAL TIMES. SERVICED AND BLED AIR AGAIN. HYD PRESSURE NOW NORMAL WITH LEFT ENGINE OR TRANSFER PUMP.

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