What was found
NR 2 ENGINE HYDRAULIC FAILURE ON APPROACH. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY AIR BRAKE UPON LANDING. INSPECTED AND FOUND HYDRAULIC PUMP CASE CRACKED AND TOTAL HYDRAULIC FLUID LOSS. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP. LEAK AND OP CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- September 9, 2005
- Submitted
- September 12, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N6174C
- Make and model
- Doug DC6A
- Aircraft serial
- 44075
- Aircraft time
- 51,899 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800CB3
- Engine time
- 1,156 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2913 · Hydraulic Pump (Electric/Engine), Main
- Part
- Pump
- Part number
- PF17L391125ZE
- Part serial
- X318523L
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Hyd System
- Part time
- 884 hours
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.