Service difficulty report · Line · Boeing 737217

Difficulty date
July 22, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 737217
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Line
Condition
Loose
Location
Hydraulic System
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

(CAN) ON DESCENT AS POWER WAS REDUCED, A-SYSTEM PRESSURE FLICKERED THEN WENT TO ZERO, LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS ON. EMERGENCY DECLARED. LEFT ENGINE A-HYDRAULIC PUMP PRESSURIZED SYSTEM. LANDED OK. AFTER SHUT DOWN, AIRCRAFT TOWED TO GATE. FOUND HYDRAULIC TANK PRESSURE LINE FROM PRESSURE REGULATOR TO A-SYSTEM RESERVOIR ADRIFT. LINE SECURED ENG 1 AND 2 FILTER DRAINED, REPLACED. PRESSURE FILTERS REPLACED, LEAK CHECK CARRIED OUT.