SDR RRXA97260

Service difficulty report · Hyd Line Fitting · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
September 11, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N791FT
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46045
Part
Hyd Line Fitting
Part number
AN8378
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CR
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

IN CRUISE, EXPERIENCED FLUID QUANTITY LOSS, INDICATOR WAS HALF WAY DOWN WHEN WE BYPASSED PUMPS. WHILE PERFORMING ABNORMAL CHECKLIST HYD QTY WENT DOWN TO STAND PIPE AND REMAINED THERE THROUGHOUT TAXI TO THE SPOT. FOUND LT MLG BUNGEE DOWNLOCK CYL FLEX LINE FITTING CROSS THREADED AND LEAKING. REPLACED FITTING AND PACKING, CHECKED MAIN HYD FILTER, AND REPLACED ENG HYD FILTERS, SERVICED HYD SYS AND RAN ALL CONTROLS, NO LEAKS NOTED.

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