Service difficulty report · Line · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
September 24, 2005
Submitted
September 28, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N156AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
23778
Aircraft time
57,541 hours, 40,289 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Hy System
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED SYS "A" HYD FAILURE ON FINAL WHEN LOWERING GEAR. LT GEAR INTRANSIT INDICATION ILLUMINATED. MANUALLY EXTENDED GEAR AND RECEIVED THREE GREEN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. TOWER VERIFIED ALL THREE GEARS WERE DOWN. A/C LANDED WITH NO NLG STEERING. A/C TOWED TO GATE. MX R&R A RUPTURED PRESSURE FLEX LINE FOR LT MLG UPLOCK ACTUATOR. FLEX LINE RUPTURED AGAIN DURING OPS TESTS. MX R&R LT MLG UPLOCK ACTUATOR, PRESSURE FLEX LINE, & LT MLG MODULE. OPS TESTS GOOD. CONFIRMED FAILURE. VENDOR FOUND UNIT TO FAIL INCOMING TEST. UPON DISSASEMBLY UNIT WAS FOUND TO HAVE PACKING WORN. UNIT WAS OVERHAULED & A NEW SET OF PACKING WERE INSTALLED. PASSED FUNCTIONAL TESTS. WORK PERFORMED IAW CMM 65-44691-5.

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