Service difficulty report · Hyd Qty Ind · Boeing 737275

Difficulty date
August 30, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 737275
Aircraft serial
20959
Part
Hyd Qty Ind
Part number
B7113
Condition
Inoperative
Location
A-Hyd Syst
Part time
12,968 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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

AIR TURNBACK, 'A' SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QUANTITY LIGHT CAME ON AFTER TAKEOFF. QUANTITY DROPPED TO LESS THAN 1.5 GALLONS. ON APPROACH, WITH GEAR AND FLAPS DOWN, QUANTITY CAME BACK TO R/F LINE. CHECKED FOR VISIBLE LEAKS, NO LEAKS NOTED. SERVICED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WITH 3.5 QUARTS, OPS CHECK NORMAL. REPLACED 'A' SYSTEM TRANSMITTER PER CARD R429001, OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. REPLACED HYDRAULIC QUANTITY INDICATOR, GROUND CHECK GOOD.