Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
August 19, 2002
Submitted
August 20, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N21CX
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45955
Aircraft time
70,934 hours, 18,306 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Damaged
Location
Hyd System
Part time
70,934 hours, 18,306 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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 FROM COF, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED A DROP IN THE HYDRAULIC QUANTITY AND THE OIL LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED COMPANY PROCEDURES AND RETURNED TO COF FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND LOCATED A DAMAGED O-RING ON THE LEFT HAND AILERON PACK FILTER BOWL CHIP PLUG. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE O-RING AND PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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