SDR USAAD97187

Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
October 28, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801US
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48037
Part
Transmitter
Part number
ST107Q
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Hyd System
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

PIT - FL 335 - ON FINAL APPROACH THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE REQUIRED MORE THAN NORMAL PRESSURE TO MOVE IT TO THE DOWN POSITION. THE CREW THEN EXTENDED THE SLATS AND FLAPS. THE SLATS EXTENDED BUT THE FLAPS DID NOT MOVE. AFTER PERFORMING A GO-AROUND AND TURNING BASE FOR FINAL THE FLAPS EXTENDED VERY SLOWLY. AFTER A NORMAL LANDING THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DROPPED TO 2,500 PSI UPON FLAP RETRACTION. MX CHECKED THE FLAP HANDLE AREA FOR OBSTRUCTIONS AND OPERATED THE FLAPS. NO FAULTS WERE NOTED. THE A/C WAS JACKED AND THE LANDING GEAR OPERATED SEVERAL TIMES. ALL OPERATIONS WAS NORMAL. THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC TRANSMITTER WAS REPLACED THE ERRATIC OPERATION. (M)

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