Service difficulty report · Fuse · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
December 3, 2007
Submitted
December 6, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N777NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47787
Aircraft time
67,147 hours, 63,511 cycles
Part
Fuse
Part number
836SD620
Part serial
868
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 4 Brake
Part time
67,147 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
H

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FLUID QUANTITY DROPPED TO ZERO DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. COM PROCEDURES WERE COMPLIED WITH. DUE TO A POSSIBLE LOSS OF BRAKING ACTION THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE NR 4 POSITION UPPER BRAKE FUSE WAS BROKEN AND HAD COME APART. THE FUSE WAS REPLACED AND LEAK CHECKED. THE ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC PUMP, THE ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP, THE HYDRAULIC FLUID QUANTITY LIMITER, AND THE FILTERS FOR THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WERE ALL REPLACED. ASSORTED HYDRAULIC LINES WERE ALSO REPLACED. FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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