Service difficulty report · Housing · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
November 20, 2001
Submitted
December 20, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Part
Housing
Part number
654468311
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

HOUSING CRACKED IN PORT NR 1 WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE DURING TESTING. HOUSING HAD LIQUID PENETRANT INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED PRIOR TO TESTING, WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. MATERIAL THICKNESS OF PORT NR 1 IS THIN. FATIGUE AND POSSIBLY THE INSTALLATION AND TORQUING OF THE FITTING COULD CONTRIBUTE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME.