Service difficulty report · Hyd Line · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
March 11, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17309
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23360
Part
Hyd Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
B-Hyd Syst
Stage of operation
CL
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

THE HYDRAULIC B NR 1 ELECTRIC LOW PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY NR 2 ENGINE LOW PRESSURE AND HYDRAULIC B QUANTITY DROPPED TO ZERO. THE A/C WAS RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE HYDRAULIC LINE FROM B ELECTRIC PUMP TO MODULE LEAKING. THE LINE WAS REPLACED AND THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS SERVICED. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE ENGINE WAS RUN AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD.