Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 5, 2007
Submitted
January 8, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45991
Aircraft time
98,559 hours, 31,670 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Part time
98,559 hours, 31,670 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM KBNA, AFTER THE FLAPS WERE RAISED, THE CREW NOTICED THE HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DECREASING. THE CREW PERFORMED LOSS OF HYDRAULIC CHECKLIST AND RETURNED TO KBNA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL SOAKED IN HYDRAULIC FLUID. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THE WING SLOT CONTROL VALVE LEAKING FROM DETERIORATED PACKINGS AT THE CENTER MOUNT BOLT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PACKINGS AND REINSTALLED THE WING SLOT CONTROL VALVE. MAINTENANCE RESERVICED AUXILIARY HYDRAULIC. SYSTEM AND RAN ENGINES AS REQUIRED TO REFILL THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. NO LEAKS NOTED AND THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD IAW ATI DC-8 ERH 70.01 AND DC-8 M/M 2

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