Service difficulty report · Line · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
May 3, 2000
Submitted
May 11, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8974U
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
46110
Aircraft time
51,820 hours, 15,657 cycles
Part
Line
Part number
AE2460101J0134
Condition
Defective
Location
Engine
Part time
51,820 hours, 15,657 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

EN ROUTE FROM KWI TO HIK, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THE MAIN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FLUID QUANTITY DECLINING. THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED COMPANY EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, DECLAIRED AN EMERGENCY, AND CONTINUED TO HIK FOR AN UNEVENFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT LOCATING A RUPTURED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LINE ON THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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