Service difficulty report · Brake Assy · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
May 20, 2007
Submitted
May 22, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N922RW
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47182
Aircraft time
102,133 hours, 82,880 cycles
Part
Brake Assy
Condition
Leaking
Location
Mlg
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.

What was found

ON A VERY SHORT FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING ,THE CREW NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE FLUID FROM THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM HAD DEPLETED. THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETED A NORMAL SAFE TOUCHDOWN AND TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 3 BRAKE ASSEMBLY LEAKING AND REPLACED IT. ALSO FOUND THE RUDDER HYDRAULIC POWER SHUTOFF VALVE LEAKING AND REPLACED IT. ALL APPLICABLE PUMPS AND FILTERS WERE REPLACED, HYDRAULIC SYSTEM SERVICED TO FULL, LEAK CHECKED, AND FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED. THE AIRCRAFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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