Service difficulty report · Line · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
April 24, 2008
Submitted
April 30, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N778NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
48100
Aircraft time
66,265 hours, 62,046 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Chafed
Location
Hyd System
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

FIRST OFFICER NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANTITY WAS LOSING FLUID. COM PROCEDURES WERE COMPLIED WITH AND THE CREW ALSO DECLARED AN EMERGENCY IN ANTICIPATION OF NEEDING CFR EQUIPMENT. THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY HOWEVER HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DECREASED TO ZERO BUT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE REMAINED AT 3000 PSI. GEAR WAS LOCKED IN PLACE WITHOUT PROBLEM AND HAD GREEN INDICATIONS. ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL AFTER LANDING EXCEPT FOR THE ZERO QUANTITY ON THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RH HYDRAULIC SYSTEM RETURN LINE TO THE O/B SPOILER CHAFED AND LEAKING. LINE WAS REPLACED WITH A TEMPORARY ONE AND CORRECT PART PLACED ON ORDER.

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