Service difficulty report · Line · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
February 12, 2013
Submitted
February 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48549
Aircraft time
67,648 hours, 15,327 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
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

2 HRS INTO FLIGHT AT FL350 GOT LEVEL 2 ALERT "HYD 2 FAIL" WITH LOSS OF ALL HYD 2 PRESSURE AND FLUID QUANTITY. FOUND HYD LINE IN CENTER GEAR WHEEL WELL LEAKING AT SWAGE FITTING. LINE GOES TO THE INLET OF THE 2-3 RMP PN OF LINE IS AYK7550-549. REMOVED HYD LINE REF AMM 20-10-01-2 LINE IN HGR-10 LEAD OFFICE. INSTALLED TYPE 1 REPAIR ON LINE IAW MM 20-10-01-2 AND REINSTALLED IAW SAME. SERVICED NR 2 HYDRO SYS IAW MM 12-13-02-3. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK OF ALL REPLACED FILTERS AND REPAIRED LINE, CHECKS GOOD. PERFORMED LEAK AND OPS CHECK OF 2 ENG EPD IAW MM 29-11-20-4, ALL CHECKS GOOD. BLEED AIR FROM NR 2 SYS, OK FOR SERVICE.

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