Service difficulty report · Elbow · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
December 14, 2008
Submitted
December 17, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799AL
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
45922
Aircraft time
82,623 hours, 25,231 cycles
Part
Elbow
Condition
Broken
Location
Hyd Line
Part time
82,623 hours, 25,231 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 FROM KMCC, THE CREW NOTICED A LOSS OF HYDRAULIC QUANTITY TO THE FIVE GALLON LEVEL. THE CREW RETURNED TO KMCC AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND FOUND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATING CYLINDER, UPPER LINE ELBOW BROKEN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATING CYLINDER, SERVICED THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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