Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
December 2, 2002
Submitted
December 9, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N728PL
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45918
Aircraft time
82,710 hours, 23,620 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd Select Valve
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 NKW TO BAH. FLIGHT CREW NOTED MAIN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FLUID QUANITY DECLINING. CREW FOLLOWED COMPANY PROCEDURES AND CONTINUED WITHOUT INCIDENT TO BAH. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED O-RING LEAKING AT MAIN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM SELECTOR VALVE. REPLACED O-RING AND SERVICED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOUGLAS MAINTENANCE MANUAL.

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