Service difficulty report · Hose · Boeing 737200

Difficulty date
October 5, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737200
Aircraft time
57,292 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Hose
Part number
BACH8A04NN0302T
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
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) AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AND HAD TO RETURN WHEN THEY DECLARED HAVING A HYDRAULIC PROBLEM IN CLIMB. UPON RETURN, HYDRAULIC LINE ON THE AILERON PCU HYDRAULIC B SYS IN THE LT WHEEL WELLWAS FOUND LEAKING UNDER THE ATTACH FITTING. UNABLE TO SEE DAMAGE OR LEAK BY GVI, BUT TEFLON SLEEVE SEEMS TO SLIP DOWN AND SINCE THOSE LINES HAVE A PRONOUNCED BEND RADIUS AND LOT`S OF MOVEMENT FROM THE UNIT THAT IT IS ATTACHED TOO, WE SUSPECT WEAR OF THE METAL BRAIDS.

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