Service difficulty report · Hyd Lines · Boeing 72721C

Difficulty date
August 4, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N143FE
Make and model
Boeing 72721C
Aircraft serial
19136
Part
Hyd Lines
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A, H

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

What was found

A-SYS FAILURE UPON GEAR RETRACTION, QTY ZERO, PRESS ZERO, RED PAGE COMPLIED WITH. APPROXIMATELY 5 MINS FLT TIME WITH FLUID SHUTOFF, PUMPS ON, 9 MINS WITH THEM OFF. HYDRAULIC PUMPS RAN 1 MIN PRIOR TO TURNING THEM OFF. FOUND HOLE IN RETRACT LINE IN NOSE GEAR. REPLACED RETRACT AND EXTEND FLEX LINES. INSPECTED AND REPLACED NR 1 AND NR 2 ENG HYD PUMP CASE DRAIN FILTERS AND BOTH PRESS FILTERS ON A MODULE. NO CONTAMINATION FOUND, LEAK CK GOOD. SVC HYD SYS TO FULL, OK FOR SERVICE.

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