Service difficulty report · Pump · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
May 23, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N437JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3055
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Pump
Part number
42086
Condition
Failed
Location
Main Hyd Syst
Part time
6,945 hours
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

A MAIN HYDRAULIC PUMP FAIL WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED 30 MIN INTO THE FLIGHT. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QRH, AND CONTINUED ON TO PIT. DURING THE APPROACH INTO PIT, THE LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED TO INDICATE A DOWN AND LOCKED CONDITION. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND FOLLOWED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK ONCE MORE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THE APPROACH AND LANDED SAFELY IN PIT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE MAIN HYDRAULIC PUMP, IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 29-11-04. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE COMPLETED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.