Service difficulty report · Shaft · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 6, 2009
Submitted
July 6, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N521FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48478
Aircraft time
59,768 hours, 8,510 cycles
Part
Shaft
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd Pump
Component
Pump · Vicker
Component part number
3508806
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

HYD 2 QTY LOW LVL 2 ALERT FOLLOWED BY HYD 2 OFF LVL 2 HYD QTY WENT TO 0. LANDED LAX WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED HYD FILTERS ON ENGINE FOUND AFT PUMP CASE DRAIN FILTER HAD LARGE QUANTITY OF METAL DEBRIS & DELTA P INDICATOR POPPED. FOUND SHAFT SHEARED ON AFT HYD PUMP. R & R AFT HYD PUMP, REQUIRES LEAK & OPS CHECK PER AMM 29-11-20-4 2. INSPECTED NR 2 HYD SYS FILTERS FOR CONTAMINATION, NO CONTAMINATION FOUND. R & R FWD EDP PER AMM 29-11-20-4 2. NO METAL FOUND AFTER FLUSH. CHANGED HYD FILTERS PER AMM 29-12-41-2 RAN ENGINE TO IDLE PER JRH RESERVICED RESERVOIR PER AMM 12-12-02-600-801 CHANGED FILTERS AGAIN, NO CONTAMINATES FOUND IN EITHER ENGINE FILTERS OR SYSTEM FILTERS. RECHECKED HYD QTY, CHECKED GOOD.

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