Service difficulty report · Drain Line · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 20, 2024
Submitted
November 20, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48791
Aircraft time
73,770 hours, 19,195 cycles
Part
Drain Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd Pump
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

HYD 3 FAIL ON DESCENT. EMERGENCY DECLARED. SYSTEM 3 FOUND EMPTY AT COCKPIT INDICATION AT BLOCK IN. OPENED #3 ENGINE FOR POSSIBLE LEAKS AND WHILE DRY MOTORING PER JRH CHAPTER 5 SAW LARGE AMOUNT OF HYDRAULIC FLUID EXITING THE RIGHT FLUID DISCONNECT PANEL SCUPPER DRAIN. INSPECTED PANEL AND FOUND PUMP CASE DRAIN LINE FINGER TIGHT AND WET, TIGHTENED CASE DRAIN LINE PER AMM 20-40-01-2-0 AND DRY MOTORED AGAIN, LEAK STOPPED AND HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DID NOT DECREASE AS IT DID THE FIRST DRY MOTOR.

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