Service difficulty report · Pumps · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
June 21, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8974U
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
46110
Part
Pumps
Part number
AS63665
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 2/3 Engines
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
G, K
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

EN ROUTE, THE MAIN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILED AND HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO. THE FLIGHT CONTROL MANUAL REVERSION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CONFIRMING THE FAILURE. THE FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED TO DNA FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE NUMBER TWO AND THREE ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMPS DEFECTIVE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE MAIN HYDRAULIC QUANTITY TRANSMITTER DEFECTIVE AND A RUPTURED HYDRAULIC LINE ON THE LEFT WING INBOARD SLOT ACTUATOR. MAINTENANCE REPLACED ALL DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL. A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL TEST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL.

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