Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 2, 2006
Submitted
April 13, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N949DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49880
Aircraft time
43,901 hours, 34,208 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT WHEN SPEED BRAKE/ SPOILER HANDLE WAS MOVED AFT RT HYD SYS PRESS DROPPED TO 0 AND QTY EVENTUALLY INCREASED FROM 13 TO 18. LATER WHEN SLAT HANDLE MOVED TO EXTEND LEFT HYD PRESS DROPPED TO 0 AND LEFT QTY INSP AND REPLACED SYS PRESS RETURN CASE DRAIN FILTERS BOTH SIDE NO METAL FOUND. NDS LEAK CHECKED SERVICED BOTH HYD SYS AND BLED SYS. LEAK CHECKS OK, RAN ALL HYD SYSTEMS, PRESS INDICATIONS NORMAL.

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