Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
February 6, 2001
Submitted
February 7, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N324AW
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23261
Aircraft time
50,644 hours, 32,215 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Part number
MS219024
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 5 Spoiler Act
Component
Actuator · Boeing
Component part number
654485112
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PHX - AIR TURNBACK - 1/31/01 - AFTER DEPARTURE FROM PHX THE AIRCRAFT LOST A-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QUANTITY AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PHX AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND A UNION ON THE NR 5 INBOARD GROUND SPOILER ACTUATOR LEAKING, CRACKED. THE UNION AND O-RING WERE REPLACED. THE NR 1 ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP SHOWED SIGNS OF LEAKAGE AND WAS CHANGED AS WELL BUT THE CAUSE OF THE QUANTITY LOSS WAS THE SPOILER ACTUATOR UNION.