Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Boeing 737275

Difficulty date
January 2, 2009
Submitted
February 2, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737275
Aircraft time
56,178 hours, 32,335 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Hydraulic System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE ON THE TAXI FROM MX HANGAR TO THE TERMINAL, THE TAXI CREW APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH NO EFFECT. THE ACFT WAS SHUT DOWN. THE AMM WAS CONSULTED, AND REMOVED A HYDRAULIC CASE DRAIN FILTER, AND FOUND THE FILTER TO BE COMPLETED BLOCKED WITH ICE. IT IS PRESUMED THAT ALL FILTERS ON THE ACFT WERE IN THE SAME CONDITION. ALL `A` AND `B` AND STBY HYDRAULIC FILTERS REPLACED. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FLUSHED WITH CLEAN FLUID. ACFT WAS SERVICED, AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. IT IS NOTED THAT THIS ACFT HAD NOT FLOWN MUCH OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. THE TEMPERATURE WAS A CONSISTENT -20 DURING THE DAY DURING MOST OF THE NO-FLY PERIOD, WITH A GROUND HEAT CART APPLIED TO THE ACFT. CANADIAN NORTH HAS INITIATED A SPECIAL REPEAT INSPECTION OF THE ACFT UNTIL A DETERMINATION CAN POSSIBLY BE FOUND.