SDR WRLA99001

Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
February 14, 2000
Submitted
April 3, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N272WA
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48437
Part
Shutoff Valve
Part number
1489951
Part serial
827
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB OUT FROM WIKB, ''HYDRAULIC 3 ELEVATOR OFF'' LEVEL 1 ALERT ILLUMINATED. HYDRAULIC QTY STABILIZED AT 4.8 GALLONS. THIRTY MINUTES LATER ''HYDRAULIC QTY 3 LOW'' ALERT LEVEL 2 ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY ''HYDRAULIC FAIL'' LEVEL 3 ALERT. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE COMPLIED WITH AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONEEL INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE NON-REVERSIBLE, MOTOR-PUMP SHUTOFF VALVE FAILED. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED THE SYSTEM TESTED SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. REPLACED THE NON-REVERSIBLE MOTOR-PUMP SHUTOFF VALVE. TESTED SYSTEM AND FOUND SATISFACTORY. (M)

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