Service difficulty report · Fitting · Boeing 7372K5

Difficulty date
November 29, 2000
Submitted
December 19, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N231TA
Make and model
Boeing 7372K5
Aircraft serial
22596
Aircraft time
35,631 hours, 16,094 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Fitting
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DFW - TA440 - DURING APPROACH, HYD SYS-A LOST, MASTER CAUTION ON A-FLT CNTRL, LOW PRESS LIGHTS ON, ENG 1, 2. UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINT TECH PERFORMED INSP, FND HYD A-SYS RESERVOIR WITH LOW LEVEL QTY, AIR FILLING VALVE WITH LEAK. ENG NR 2, HYD PUMP SUPPLY LINE LEAKING, ENG NR 1 HYD CASE DRAIN FILTER MAGNETIC CHIP DET FULL OF DEBRIS. HYD PUMP SUPPLY LINE RED UNION ENG NR 2 REPLACED PER AMM 29-11-31. SYS-A HYD RESERVOIR AIR SERVING VALVE REPLACED PER AMM 29-09-30. ENG NR 1 HYD PUMP REPLACED PER AMM 29-11-31. SYS A-B CASE DRAIN FILTERS REMOVED, REPLACED PER AMM 29-11-41, 29-12-71. REPLACED HYD SYS-B PRESS XMIT PER AMM 29-31-11. L/G RETRACT, EXT TEST PER AMM 32-32-00, NORMAL. ACFT RETURNED SERVICE. (X)

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