Service difficulty report · Pump · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
January 29, 2009
Submitted
February 4, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N932RD
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49233
Aircraft time
51,954 hours, 33,095 cycles
Part
Pump
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON DESCENT WITH TRANSFER PUMP & AUX PUMPS ON AND BOTH HYD PUMPS SET IN HIGH POSITION. RT HYD PUMP PRESS LOW AT APPROX 2000 PSI (LEFT PRESS NORMAL). ON FINAL APPROACH GEAR EXTENSION RESULTED IN BOTH MLG DOWN AND LOCKED. NLG EXTENSION (RED NOSE LIGHT ON & VISUAL NLG IND ROD WAS FLUSH DOWN). NO NLG EXTENSION. CREW PERFORMED MANUAL EXTENSION PROCEDURE. ALL 3 MLG DOWN/LOCKED WITH DOORS OPEN. ACFT LANDED WITH NO INCIDENT AT HRL. WITH ALL MLG PINS INSTALLED/SAFETY WIRED. FERRY FLT WITH COPY DO84. JACKED ACFT MM 07-11-00 RETRACTION TESTED RT SYS W/TRANSFER PUMP ON & PRESS FLUCTUATES. TESTED HYD SYS W/RT SYSTEM TRANSFER PUMP OFF, NO FLUCTUATION NOTED. PURGED HYD SYS OF AIR. CHECKED PRESSURE & RETURN FILTERS IN BOTH SYS FOR CONTAMINATION. NO CONTAMINATION NOTED. R/R LT RETURN/PRESSURE/NR 2ENG CASE DRAIN FILTERS MM 32-30-00 & MM 29-10-14. R/R NR 2ENG EDP MM 29-10-05. REPLACED HYD TRANSFER PUMP MM 29-10-07. REPLACED ELECTRIC AUX PUMP MM 29-10-26. ADJUSTED CABLE GROUND MX & BYPASS LEVER MM 32-31-03. ACCOMPLISHED BLEEDING OF RESERVOIRS & SERVICING OF HYD MM 12-13-01. ACCOMPLISHED GEAR RETRACTION TEST SEVERAL CYCLES IAW MM 32-30-00. OPS CHECKED NORMAL, PRESSURE NORMAL. ACCOMPLISHED LEAK CHECK OF ALL FILTERS/HYD TRANSFER PUMP/ELECTRIC PUMP/NR 2 EDP IAW MM29-00. ALL LEAK CHECKS GOOD. ORDERED TEAR DOWN REPORTS FOR COMPONENTS RELATED TO THIS EVENT FOR QUALITY AND RELIABILITY REVIEW.

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