Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Boeing 737832

Difficulty date
November 25, 2001
Submitted
November 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3754A
Make and model
Boeing 737832
Aircraft serial
29626
Aircraft time
797 hours, 392 cycles
Part
Hydraulic System
Condition
Contaminated
Location
A System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON GEAR RETRACTION BOTH A-SYSTEM LOW PRESS LIGHTS ILLUM AND GEAR HESITATED THEN SLOWLY RETRACTED. SYS-A QTY DROPPED FROM 99 PERCENT TO 66 PERCENT. A/C FELT LIKE IT WENT INTO MANUAL REVERSION ON FLIGHT CONTROLS. AFTER TURNING SYSTEM-A FLT CONTROL SWITCH TO OFF FLIGHT CONTROLS WOULD CYCLE BETWEEN NORMAL AND MANUAL REVERSION. BLED AIR FROM HYDRAULIC SYSTEM.