Service difficulty report · Reservoir · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
April 1, 2007
Submitted
April 5, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N752NW
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47116
Aircraft time
85,329 hours, 77,281 cycles
Part
Reservoir
Part number
59240355501
Part serial
9752
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Part time
34,092 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM HAD DROPPED TO ABOUT TWO QUARTS WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH FOR LANDING AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED THE RIGHT SYSTEM WENT TO ZERO. THE LANDING GEAR DID LOCK DOWN AND ALL SAFE INDICATIONS ILLUMINATED. COM PROCEDURES WERE COMPLIED WITH AND THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RESERVOIR RELIEF VALVE STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE RESERVOIR WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE AUX PUMP, ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP AND SYSTEM FILTERS. AFTER A SATISFACTORY LEAK CHECK THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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