Service difficulty report · Pump · Doug DC934

Difficulty date
May 14, 2009
Submitted
May 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N934US
Make and model
Doug DC934
Aircraft serial
48124
Aircraft time
53,026 hours, 42,207 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Engine time
62,410 hours, 44,480 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
AS66411LS666
Part serial
MXL48855R
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Hyd System
Part time
62,410 hours, 44,480 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT, RT ENGINE DRIVEN HYD PUMP PRESSURE DROPPED (INDICATED) "0" PRESSURE. (LT SYS NORMAL) PERFORMED COM PROCEDURE - RESTORED RT SYS PRESSURE WITH "AUX" PUMP. AT 18,000 FT APPROACH CHECKLIST ALTITUDE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH APPROACH AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. UPON LANDING, REMAINED ON RUNWAY TO "PIN" THE LANDING GEAR AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. (TOWER WAS ADVISED) AFTER "PINNING" THE LANDING GEAR, TAXIED TO RAMP. FAILURE OF NR2 ENG DRIVEN HYD PUMP IS SUSPECTED CAUSE OF PROBLEM. MORE TO FOLLOW UPON COMPLETION OF TROUBLESHOOTING.

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