Service difficulty report · Pipe · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
May 1, 2024
Submitted
May 9, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N582FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48420
Aircraft time
97,941 hours, 23,862 cycles
Part
Pipe
Part number
AMK7550504
Condition
Loose
Location
N/A
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
H

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What was found

HYD 2 OFF LEVEL 1 IN CRUISE. FOLLOWED QRH. HYD SYNOPTIC SHOWED SYSTEM 2 FLUID QUANTITY DECREASING. FLUID LEVEL DECREASED BELOW 2.5 AND THEN RECEIVED LEVEL 2 HYD 2 FAIL. QUANTITY DROPPED TO 0.0. WHILE CONFIGURING TO LAND, RECEIVED LEVEL 2 FLAP DISAG AND FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND BEYOND 20 DEGREES. COMPLETED QRH AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ***EMERGENCY DECLARED*** REMOVED ACCESS PANEL 373CL FROM LH SIDE OF VERTICAL STAB TO FOM. FOUND LOWER B- NUT ON HYDRAULIC PIPE AMK7550-504 LOOSE. TIGHTENED B-NUT PER AMM 20-50-01-2. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK OF HYDRAULIC LINE AMK7550-504 LOWER B-NUT WITH HYRAULICS OPERATING. NO LEAKS FOUND.

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