Service difficulty report · Fluid · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
May 6, 2009
Submitted
May 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N139WA
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
46583
Engine
Ge CF650C2
Part
Fluid
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EDDP-KBWI ON LANDING AIRCRAFT BOUNCED A BIT ON BOTH MAINS AND BECAME SLIGHTLY AIRBORNE AGAIN AT WHICH TIME, THE GROUND SPOILERS DEPLOYED CAUSING A RAPID DESCENT AND SUBSEQUENT HARD IMPACT, WHICH CAUSED ANOTHER TRIP INTO THE AIR. AT SOME POINT THE SPOILERS CYCLED AGAIN AND SOME TIME AROUND THE SECOND BOUNCE, THE NOSE ROSE RAPIDLY, WITH FULL DOWN ELEVATOR, FOLLOWED BY THE OPPOSITE EFFECT ON THE NEXT BOUNCE WITH FULL UP ELEVATOR. THE REST OF THE GO AROUND WAS SUCCESSFUL, AND FLEW NORMALLY. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOST ALL FLUID, ALL 3 NAVIGATION SYSTEMS FAILED, BOTH ATTITUDE GYROS FAILED ALONG WITH BOTH HSI, SMOKE WAS REPORTED BUT NO FIRE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: OPEN.

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