Service difficulty report · Hyd Line · Boeing 737217

Difficulty date
March 26, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12231
Make and model
Boeing 737217
Aircraft serial
19885
Part
Hyd Line
Part number
65445101472
Condition
Cracked
Location
A-Hyd Sys
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 AIRCRAFT LOST A-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND QUANTITY DURING CLIMBOUT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO EWR WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND AN A-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LINE CRACKED. THE HYDRAULIC LINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE NR 1 ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.