Service difficulty report · Valve · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
August 1, 2000
Submitted
August 3, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45993
Aircraft time
77,161 hours, 31,434 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
3053230
Part serial
0502158
Condition
Defective
Location
Wheel Well
Part time
77,161 hours, 31,434 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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

DURING APPROACH INTO TOL, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THE MAIN HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DECLINING. THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED COMPANY EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND CONTINUED TO TOL FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT LOCATING A DEFECTIVE BRAKE CONTROL VALVE AT FAULT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE CONTROL VALVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)

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