Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
March 20, 2015
Submitted
March 26, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N876GA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53469
Aircraft time
35,879 hours, 23,896 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D217C
Part
Hydraulic Line
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT, NOTICED LT HYD PRESS READ 6 AT LAS QTY. AT LAS IT READ 12, PERFORMED QRH, HYD LEAK SUSPECTED. AFTER LANDING FLUID PRESS & QTY BOTH WENT TO ZERO. FOUND LARGE HYD PUDDLE BY AFT STAIRS. FOUND CRACK IN LINE BETWEEN LT TR CONTROL VLV & FILTER. REPLACED WITH FLEX LINE FROM FAK. DEFERRED IAW NEF 29-01 S1, DMI CN 15034. REPLACED FLEX LINE WITH RIGID LINE FROM LT T/R CONTROL VLV TO FILTER & OPERATIONS CHECKED & LEAK CHECKED IAW MM 78-30-00. OPERATIONS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD. THIS CLEARS NEF 29-01 SIT 1 CTRL 15034 NEF CONTROL LOG UPDATED.

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