Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 9, 2016
Submitted
July 11, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N528FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48623
Aircraft time
58,430 hours, 11,806 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Part number
NAS1611217
Condition
Damaged
Location
Hyd Pump
Stage of operation
CR
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

NOTICED A SLOW LEAK IN HYD QTY NR 3 RESERVOIR ,WITH A LEVEL 1 "HYD 3 ELEV OFF" ALERT. CONFIGERED AND GEAR DOWN EARLY THE GTY CONTINUED TO DECREASE WITH EVENTUALLY GOING TO 0GALLIONS QTY AND LEVEL 2 "HYD 3 FAIL" ALERT. ALSO NR 1 HYD SYSTEM LEFT EDP APPEARS DISCOLORED AND AMBER AND THE RIGHTEDP DID NOT CHANGE FROM ARM TO ON. FOUND BLOWN O-RING ON AFT PUMP PRESSURE ACTUATED SWITCH ON TOP ON FILTER MANIFOLD. ALSO FOUND DPI EXTENDED FOR UPPER RIGHT FILTER. REMOVED AND REPLACED HYD PUMP LOW PRESSURE SWITCH IAW AMM 29-12-34-2-2. LEAK AND OPS CHECK. AMM 29-12-34-2-2 AND 29-11-20-5

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