Service difficulty report · Housing · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 27, 2003
Submitted
June 9, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49669
Aircraft time
27,778 hours, 29,789 cycles
Part
Housing
Part number
41022021
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hyd System
Component
Ptu
Component part number
41003106
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER TAKEOFF FLIGHT NR IG81 I-SMEV (MSN 49669) HAD FLIGHT INTERRUPTION, DIVERTED AFTER HYD SYST MALFUNCTION. LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED, NLG REMAINED EXTENDED WITH (RED) LIGHT (ON), LT AND RT HYD SYST PRESS WAS (0) PSI, AND (L/R HYD PRESS) ADV ON EOAP. ABNORMAL PROCEDURE WAS CARRIED OUT, SOON AS TRANSFER PUMP WAS SWITCHED (OFF), HYD PRESSURE CAME BACK AND NLG RETRACTED. LT HYD OIL QUANTITY WAS 3 QUARTS,WITH (AMBER) LIGHT (ON). ANALYSIS INDICATED LOSS OF PRESS IN BOTH HYD SYS WAS DUE TO FAILURE OF PTU, P/N 4100310-6, S/N 627, SO PTU WAS REMOVED FOR REPAIR. INSP REVEALED DRAIN PORT HSG., P/N 4102202-1 WAS CRACKED COMPLETELY AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE. PTU WAS SUBJECT OF PREVIOUS SB AND AD AND INCIDENT RPT 016/03.

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