Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
December 5, 2002
Submitted
December 6, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N183AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22650
Aircraft time
62,084 hours, 5,049 cycles
Part
Hydraulic System
Condition
Low
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, W
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIR TURN BACK - FLT 0624 - SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF OBSERVED HYD QTY STARTING TO DROP, QUANTITY CONTINUED TO DROP TO 1.5 GALLONS. QUANTITY LEVEL WAS JUST ABOVE REFILL LINE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, TURNED BACK TO OAK AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MAINTENANCE IN OAK FOUND NO VISUAL EVIDENCE OF LEAK, SERVICED HYD SYSTEM WITH 1 GALLON OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. OPERATED ALL FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES AND THRUST REVERSES, NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE NOTED. AS PRECAUTION AIRCRAFT WAS MAINTENANCE FERRIED BACK TO PHX. WHEN AIRCRAFT ARRIVED IN PHX FLUID LEVEL WAS NORMAL, AGAIN ALL FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES WERE OPERATED WHILE LOOKING FOR EVIDENCE OF HYDRAULIC LEAK, NO LEAKS WERE NOTED.