Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Boeing 7572S7

Difficulty date
September 14, 2002
Submitted
September 17, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572S7
Aircraft serial
23321
Aircraft time
64,927 hours, 25,207 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
UL16539
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

BWI - EMERGENCY LANDING - FLT 0778 - EN ROUTE FROM LAS TO BWI AT CRUISE THE LT HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DECREASED TO ZERO AND THE SYSTEM PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH AN EICAS MESSAGE FOR LT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE DISPLAYED. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED A HYDRAULIC LINE THAT RUNS FROM THE NR 1 ENGINE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE MANIFOLD TO THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SWITCH. REPLACED THE ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP, FLUSHED SYSTEM, AND REPLACED THE PRESSURE, RETURN, AND CASE DRAIN FILTERS IAW R5M29601; LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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