Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
October 24, 2011
Submitted
October 24, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N593AN
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53903
Aircraft time
36,927 hours, 36,093 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON LANDING, TOWER CALLED THE ACFT AND REPORTED THAT ANOTHER OPERATOR CALLED IN AND REPORTED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE RT LANDING GEAR. MX INSPECTED THE GEAR AND FOUND THE INBD RT BRAKE ASSY LEAKING HYD FLUID FROM THE QUICK DISCONNECT FITTING. THE ACFT WAS TOWED TO THE PARKING AREA. MX REMOVED THE NR 3 BRAKE LINE, CAPPED AND SECURED. THE ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE IAW MEL 32-10. SPECIAL AIRPORT RADS WERE PROVIDED AND THE ACFT RESUMED THE SCHEDULED FLIGHT.

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