What was found
SIGHT GAUGE RIBBON WILL NOT STAY ATTACHED AT BOTTOM OF INDICATOR TUBE, WHICH RENDERS THE QUANTITY OF HYDRAULIC FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR UNRELIABLE. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
- Difficulty date
- January 27, 2001
- Submitted
- March 14, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N901CF
- Make and model
- Doug MD900
- Aircraft serial
- 90000012
- System (JASC)
- 2916 · Hydraulic Reservoir, Main
- Part
- Gauge
- Part number
- 900H3821502107
- Part serial
- 0066390098
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Hyd Reservoir
- Part time
- 2,625 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.