Service difficulty report · Valve · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
February 27, 2007
Submitted
March 1, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N763NW
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47396
Aircraft time
82,072 hours, 72,459 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
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

FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM HAD LOST ALL FLUID AND PRESSURE WHILE AT CRUISE. COM PROCEDURES WERE COMPLIED WITH AND VERIFIED SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO A NORMAL SAFE LANDING BACK AT DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE AT DTW FOUND THE RT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM VACUUM BREAKER VALVE LEAKING AND REPLACED IT. STANDARD COMPONENT REPLACEMENT DUE TO LOSS OF FLUID ALSO ACCOMPLISHED. FUNCTIONAL CHECKS OF RELATED SYSTEMS, INCLUDING GEAR SWINGS, PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY, LEAK CHECKS WERE ALL GOOD, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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