Service difficulty report · Fuse · Doug MD1030F

Difficulty date
October 6, 2021
Submitted
October 6, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N320FE
Make and model
Doug MD1030F
Aircraft serial
47835
Aircraft time
105,916 hours, 32,471 cycles
Part
Fuse
Part number
61912
Part serial
481A
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON SHORT FINAL AT KIND WITH SLATS EXTENDED AND FLAPS 22 DEG WE EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR. VERY SOON AFTER EXTENDING THE LANDING WHILE PERFORMING THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST, WE RECEIVED A LEVEL 2 HYD 3 FAIL ALERT. WE IMMEDIATELY CALLED UP THE HYD SYNOPTIC AND THE HYD 3 QUANTITY HAD ALREADY DEPLETED TO 0.1 GALLONS AND BOTH HYD 3 PUMPS WERE AMBER. HYD 3 PRESSURE WAS 40 P.S.I. WE NOTIFIED THE TOWER WE WERE EXECUTING A GO AROUND IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE QRH LEVEL 2 HYD 3 FAIL CHECKLIST. FOUND FLUID COMING FROM RH WHEEL WELL AREA CLEANED AND INSPECTED, FOUND TRIM CYLINDER INTERLOCK FUSE LEAKING. DEPRESSURIZED NR 3 HYD AND CRACKED LINES ON INTERLOCK FUSE FOR DRAINING REF AMM 32-31-06-2-0, CPN 3210483 IN HAND AND DELIVERED TO A/C FOR REPLACEMENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED TRIM CYLINDER INTERLOCK FUSE IAW AMM 32-31-06-2 THRU PARAGRAPH 3 B (3).

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