Service difficulty report · Reservoir · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 29, 2007
Submitted
December 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N935DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49722
Aircraft time
50,398 hours, 39,393 cycles
Part
Reservoir
Condition
Aerated
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
AP
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 SYS PRESS READ ZERO/QTY READ 16QTS WHILE, AIRBORNE 19QTS AT TAXI IN PRESS DROPPED TO ZERO SHORTLY AFTER SLATS WERE EXTENDED. ON ARRIVAL, BLED LT SYS HYD FOUND ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF AIR IN SYS. EXERCISED FLT CONTROLS AND BLED MORE AIR FROM LT SYS. RAN ENG AND PRESSURIZED LT AND RT HYD SYS. LT ENG PUMP PRESS NORMAL. RAN FLT CONTROLS AND CK OK.

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