Service difficulty report · Bolt · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
February 11, 2007
Submitted
February 15, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N907DA
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53387
Aircraft time
32,422 hours, 17,002 cycles
Part
Bolt
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Horz Stab
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RT MANUAL REVERSION CYLINDER HOUSING BOLTS BROKE AND THE HOUSING BODY CAME APART CAUSING BOTH HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS TO LOSE QUANTITY. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING DURING TAXI TO GATE AFTER LANDING. AIRCRAFT WAS MET ON THE TAXIWAY AND TOWED TO THE GATE BY MAINTENANCE. REMOVED RT REVERSION CYL 453597. INSTALLED MANUAL REVERSION ACTUATOR PER MM 27-33-09-420-801 TO STEP G 223122. OPS CK LEAK FUNCTIONAL RTS PER MMR. INSP C/W QC50.

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