Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
December 21, 2009
Submitted
December 22, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N41CX
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
46129
Aircraft time
86,728 hours, 23,406 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Damaged
Location
Hyd System
Part time
533 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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 CRUISE, ACFT LOST HYD FLUID TO THE STANDPIPE LEVEL. CREW DIVERTED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED THE HYD SYS AND FOUND THE O-RING ON THE NR 2 SYS HYD PUMP PRESSURE LINE LEAKING. THE O-RING WAS REPLACED, THE LEAK AND OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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