Service difficulty report · Indication Sys · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 23, 2018
Submitted
June 25, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35689
Aircraft time
39,084 hours, 11,985 cycles
Part
Indication Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, SYSTEM A HYD QTY SHOWED APPROXIMATELY 71%. SYSTEM A FLUCTUATED FROM MID 70% TO AS LOW AS 61% IN A TIME SPAN OF 10 TO 15 MINUTES. THE SYSTEM A PRESSURE FLUCTUATED WILDLY BETWEEN 3060 LBS TO 3010 LBS DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD. ON RETURN, THE A SYSTEM RATE OF 1% QTY DECREASE WAS NOTED EVERY 5 MINUTES. ACFT GROUNDED. RAN A AND B SYSTEM HYDRAULICS FOR 1 HOUR. INSPECTED ELEVATOR FEEL COMPUTER, NO LEAKS FOUND. MOVED ELEVATOR, NO PRESSURE OR QUANTITY FLUCTUATIONS NOTED. COCKPIT QUANTITY INDICATION MATCHES QUANTITY SHOWN ON RESERVOIR.