Service difficulty report · Limiter · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
February 14, 2009
Submitted
February 18, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N779NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
48101
Part
Limiter
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Lt Mlg Ww
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED LOSING THE LT HYDR SYS FLUID QUANTITY AND PRESSURE DURING TAXI OUT FOR TAKEOFF. COM PROCEDURES WERE COMPLIED WITH AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE GATE WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBLEM. MX FOUND HYDR QUANTITY LIMITER IN THE LT WHEEL WELL HAD RUPTURED. THEY REPLACED THE FAILED FUSE, THE ENGINE DRIVE HYDR PUMP, AND ALL APPLICABLE HYDR SYS FILTERS (INCLUDING THE RETURN SYS FILTERS). NO DEBRIS WAS FOUND IN ANY FILTER OR PUMP HSG. LEAK CHECK AND OPS CHECK WERE GOOD AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (K)

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