Service difficulty report · Tee Fitting · Doug MD1030F

Difficulty date
January 1, 2021
Submitted
January 4, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N316FE
Make and model
Doug MD1030F
Aircraft serial
48314
Aircraft time
64,246 hours, 23,790 cycles
Part
Tee Fitting
Part number
AJK7022509
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
DE
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

"HYD 3 ELEV OFF" ALERT CAME ON. WE NOTICED HYD 3 QUANTITY SLOWLY DECLINE. WE LATER HAD HYD QUANTITY LOW. WE EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR NORMALLY. WE THEN HAD HYD 3 FAIL. AFTER BLOCK IN FOUND HYDRAULIC QTY NR 3 SYSTEM AT 3.5 GAL. FOUND HYD LINE CRACKED AT TEE FITTING MPN. AJK7022-509, UPPER HYD. LINE AT HORIZONTAL STAB UPPER PRIMARY CONTROL VALVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BROKEN HYD LINE, PER 20-10-01-2. SERVICED NR 3 HYD SYSTEM, PER MM 12-13-02-3. LEAK AND OPERATIONS CHECKS NORMAL. OK TO CONTINUE.

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