Service difficulty report · Nut · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
February 23, 2002
Submitted
February 25, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N325AW
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23260
Aircraft time
53,105 hours, 34,059 cycles
Part
Nut
Part number
AN9244D
Condition
Loose
Location
Sta 727
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J, K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LAS - DIVERSION - FLT 771 - "C" - ENROUTE FROM PHX TO SMF "B" HYDRAULIC SYSTEM INDICATED QUANTITY LOSS OF 1/3 OF THE RESERVIOR, A MAJOR DECREASE IN QUANTITY WAS NOTED WHEN LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS WERE IN MOTION, AFTER RETRACTION WAS COMPLETE FLUID QUANTITY LEVEL CAME BACK UP, AIRCRAFT DIVERTED SAFELY TO LAS. IN LAS WHEN MAINTENANCE ARRIVED AT THE AIRCRAFT FLUID WAS FOUND LEAKING FROM A RETURN LINE COMING OFF THE STANDBY HYDRAULIC PUMP AT THE AFT BULKHEAD OF THE LEFT WHEEL WELL. MAINTENANCE TIGHTEN THE "B" NUT ON THE RETURN LINE, RESERVICED THE RESERVIOR, AND PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECK OF THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, ALL CHECKS WERE GOOD.