Service difficulty report · Reservoir · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
October 12, 2000
Submitted
October 18, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N915DN
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53395
Aircraft time
11,995 hours, 6,490 cycles
Engine
Iae V2528D5
Engine time
10,656 hours, 6,045 cycles
Part
Reservoir
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

IN CLIMB LT HYD PRESS LOW MESSAGE ON OAP. PRESSURE EVENTUALLY DROPPED TO 0 PSI. RAN HYD PRESSURE LOW CHECKLIST AND LT HYD FAILURE CHECKLIST. INDICATIONS STABILIZED AT 0 PSI AND 27QTS. FOUND LEFT HYD RESERVOIR FAILED CAUSING AIR IN LEFT SYS AND NR 1 ENG DRIVEN PUMP FAILURE. EVIDENCE OF BURNT HYDRAULIC FLUID AND TAR BUILD UP AT EDP AND EDP HYD LINES. REPLACED LEFT PTU, THE LEFT HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR, AND LEFT EDP. ALSO, FLUSHED LINES PER MM AND REPLACED ALL FOUR HYD FILTERS ON LEFT SIDE.

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