Service difficulty report · Tube · Boeing 720023B

Difficulty date
December 21, 1999
Submitted
July 5, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 720023B
Aircraft time
56,397 hours
Engine
Pwa JT3D3B
Part
Tube
Part number
506848474
Condition
Worn
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

(CAN) DURING FLIGHT CREW ACTIVATED GEARDOWN AND FLAPS DOWN FOR TEST, NOTHING MOVED, FE NOTICED HYD RESEVOIR WAS EMPTY, EMER DECLARED, LG MANUALLY LOWERED AND AUX PUMP USED FOR LANDING. HYD RETURN LINE ON NO 2 ENG UNDER LH WING SAIL BOAT FARING HAD A HOLE IN THE TUBE CAUSED BY BROKEN P CLAMP AND THE LINE CHAFFED AGAINST BULKHEAD HOLDING P CLAMP. REPAIRED.

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