Service difficulty report · Hyd Line · Boeing 737130

Difficulty date
November 9, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N77204
Make and model
Boeing 737130
Aircraft serial
19021
Part
Hyd Line
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 4 Slat Act
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE A-HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE AND QUANTITY DROPPED TO ZERO WHEN GEAR WAS LOWERED ON FINAL APPROACH TO CLE. THE FLAPS WERE LOWERED TO 15 DEGREES ELECTRICALLY AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 4 SLAT ACTUATOR HYDRAULIC LINE BROKEN. THE LINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. BOTH THE NR 1 & NR 2 ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMPS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.