Service difficulty report · Line · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
May 24, 2007
Submitted
May 29, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N987US
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47458
Aircraft time
89,381 hours, 68,129 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
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

AS THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED AFTER DEPARTING DFW, THE CREW NOTICED THE LOSS OF FLUID QUANTITY AND PRESSURE FROM THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. COM PROCEDURES WERE COMPLIED WITH AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SCHEDULED DESTINATION. AFTER LANDING UNEVENTFULLY THE LANDING GEAR WAS PINNED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND FLUID LEAKING FROM A LINE COMING OUT OF THE AUXILIARY PUMP. ELECTRICAL WIRES HAD CHAFED BOTH THE WIRES AND THE LINE TO FAILURE. THE WIRE HARNESS, THE AUX PUMP, THE ENGINE PUMP, AND FILTERS WERE ALL REPLACED. LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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