Boeing Cautions About 'Burnt' Auxiliary Hydraulic Pumps On MD-11s

Boeing has issued an advisory to operators of "DC-10 type" airplanes about a recent incident involving "burnt and charred" wires on an auxiliary hydraulic pump. Boeing said the operator experienced five such failures "involving smoke" in the past two weeks. Describing the latest incident, Boeing...

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