Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
April 19, 2025
Submitted
April 22, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N69810
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
42744
Aircraft time
36,146 hours, 13,214 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Part number
9R3886
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100
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

IN FLT HYD SYS A QTY DECREASED TO 61PERCENT HYD B ALSO WAS DECREASING QTYS INCREASED ON LAND CREW REPORTED IN FLIGHT A SYSTEM HYD DROPPED TO 61 AND B SYSTEM DROPPED TO 81. WHEN CREW PULLED INTO GATE A SYS RETURNED TO 96 AND B TO 88. RAN ELEC PUMPS FOR 15 MIN AND QUANTITY AND PRESSURE HELD. FURTHER TS REQUIRED. WHEN WE GOT TO FLIGHT DECK HYDRAULIC QUANTITY WAS A 85 AND B WAS AT 81. WE TURNED ON A AND B ELECTRIC PUMP FOR APPROX. 20 MINUTES. CHECKED BOTH #1 AND #2 ENGINES AND WHEEL WELL FOR LEAKS, NO LEAKS NOTED. BOTH HYDRAULIC RESEVOIRS WERE FULL. WHEN ELECTRIC PUMPS WERE TURNED OFF HYDRAULICS QUANTITIES WERE AT A 101 B 95. NEED MORE TROUBLESHOOTING. PILOTS STATED THAT WHEN ENGINES WERE SHUT DOWN QUANTITIES JUMPED TO A85 AND B81. UPON TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND NO HEAD PRESSURE IN A OR B SYSTEM HYDRAULIC RESERVIOR. ATTEMPTED TO SERVICE WITH NITROGEN. NITROGEN WOULD NOT FILL THROUGH SCHRADER VALVE. FOUND THAT WITH APU RUNNING A AND B SYSTEM HEAD PRESSURE WOULD SHOW 20PSI BUT WOULD IMMEDIATLY DROP TO ZERO AFTER APU BLEED WAS SELECTED OFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED AIR CHARGING VALVE MANIFOLD ASSY REF 29-09-02. NITROGEN WOULD TAKE BUT NOT HOLD PRESSURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED A SYSTEM CROSS FITTING ASSY REF AMM 29-09-04. LEAK AND OP CKS GOOD.