Service difficulty report · Hose · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 7, 2007
Submitted
August 8, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N944DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49817
Aircraft time
48,355 hours, 37,658 cycles
Part
Hose
Part number
AE7055381
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
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

FLT 456 ATL-DCA DIVERTING TO IAD DUE TO RT SYSTEM HYD QTY LOSS AT CRUISE. RT SYSTEM QTY DECREASING AT CRUISE FL 330 AT APPROX 2 QUARTS QTY NOTICED RT SYSTEM PRESSURE DECREASING AS WELL. SHUTDOWN RT SYSTEM HYD PER NNC.13.12 AND REVIEWED PROCEDURES. DUE TO POSSIBILITY OF ALT GEAR EXTENSION THE CREW HAS ELECTED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERT TO IAD FROM DCA. MTC FOUND HOSE ASSY AE705537-1 IPC 29-10-00-11B ITEM 30 ENG DRIVEN HYD PUMP PRESSURE LINE BROKEN. REPLACED LINE AND SERVICED HYD SYSTEM CLEANED RESIDUE. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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