SDR 9901425503

Service difficulty report · Line · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
April 10, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N503US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
23192
Part
Line
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg Steering
Stage of operation
LD
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

UPON GEAR EXTENSION ON LANDING, THE LEFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOST ALL PRESSURE AND SYSTEM QUANTITY DECREASED TO ZERO. ALL THREE GEAR WERE DOWN AND LOCKED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THE APPROACH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED FROM THE RUNWAY TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT OUTBOARD NOSE WHEEL STEERING HYDRAULIC LINE BROKEN. REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC LINE, BOTH LEFT SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PUMPS, AND ASSOCIATED FILTERS. SYSTEM TESTS WERE SATISFACTORY.