Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 29, 2018
Submitted
January 30, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N615FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48767
Aircraft time
70,122 hours, 16,750 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
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

TWO HOURS 20 MINUTES INTO FLT, THE HYD 3 OFF WITH 2.5 GALLONS ON CONFIGURATION OF GEAR HYD 3 FAILED. TROUBLESHOT IAW FIM 29-10-08, HYD QTY LEVEL 1.8 IN SYS 3, FOUND A LARGE AMOUNT OF HYD FLUID LEAKING FROM TAIL. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION. FOUND THE NR 3 SYS HORIZONTAL STAB PRIMARY CONTROL VALVE FITTING LEAKING , REPLACED THE O-RING AND BACK-UP RING. SERVICED THE NR 3 HYD SYS IAW MM 12-13-02. LEAK AND OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 27-43-00-5.

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