Service difficulty report · Line · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
April 23, 2009
Submitted
July 6, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N612FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48605
Aircraft time
54,374 hours, 12,463 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
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

NR 3 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAIL ALERT INFLIGHT. NR 3 SYSTEM LEAKED DOWN TO .1 GAL. AIRCRAFT LANDED MEM WITHOUT INCIDENT. LEAK COMING FROM NR 3 ENGINE PYLON FWD OUTBROAD SIDE OF LEADING EDGE SLAT PANEL. REMOVED AND REPLACED #3 ENG L/H AND R/H ENG HYD PUMPS DUE TO LOSS OF SYS 3 HYD IN FLIGHT. REF AMM 29-11-20-4. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 ENG HYD FILTERS DUE TO LOSS OF NR 3 HYD SYS IN FLIGHT. REF AMM 29-12-41-2. DURING SERVICING AND LEAK CHK FOUND NR 3 PUMP SUCTION BLEED VALVE LINE CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LINE IAW MM REF 29-12-55-2. OPERATIONAL TEST, LEAK CHECK AND SERVICING ALL NORMAL. ITEM OK FOR SERVICE. ENGINE RAN PER JRH.

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