Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 17, 2008
Submitted
April 17, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46106
Aircraft time
98,793 hours, 25,904 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Hyd Pump
Part time
98,793 hours, 25,904 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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 CRUISE FROM KLRD TO KDFW ,THE CREW OBSERVED ONE OF THE MAIN HYDRAULIC PUMPS WOULD NOT BYPASS. THE CREW DIVERTED TO KIAH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE MAIN HYDRAULIC PUMP SYSTEM AND FOUND A BROKEN WIRE ON THE NUMBER TWO MAIN HYDRAULIC PUMP BYPASS SOLENOID. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE BROKEN WIRE ON THE NR 2 HYDRAULIC PUMP BYPASS SOLENOID IAW DOUGLAS DC-8 MM 20-50-1. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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