Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
July 25, 2002
Submitted
August 14, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N312DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23084
Aircraft time
53,297 hours, 40,546 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
BACH6P0263CC
Condition
Blown
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LOSS OF A-HYD SYS WHEN LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS LOWERED. BOTH LOW PRESS A-SYS LIGHTS ILLUM AND HYD QTY GAUGE WENT TO ZERO. LOUD BANG WAS HEARD WHEN GEAR WAS LOWERED. FOUND NOSE GEAR MAIN ACTUATOR PRESS LINE BLOWN. INSTALLED REPLACEMENT HYD LINE PER MM, HYD SERVICED TO FULL. CYCLED GEAR HANDLE. NO LEAKS, PRESS GOOD.