Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
March 17, 2004
Submitted
March 18, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45811
Aircraft time
84,789 hours, 35,733 cycles
Part
Cylinder
Part number
56165545503
Part serial
MR32331627
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
84,789 hours, 35,733 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

AFTER DEPARTURE FROM VTBU TO RJTY NOTED HYD FLUID AND PRESSURE LOSS. CREW FOLLOWED ABNORMAL CHECKLIST, PROCEEDED TO RJTY FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MX DISCOVERED LEFT MLG BOGIE TRIM CYLINDER LEAKING AND REPLACED THIS COMPONENT. SYSTEM LEAKS AND OPS CHECKS GOOD AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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