Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Boeing 7374Q8

Difficulty date
June 3, 2013
Submitted
June 6, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N773AS
Make and model
Boeing 7374Q8
Aircraft serial
25106
Part
Hydraulic System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APPROX 1200 FT, ACFT ROLLED RT AND PITCHED DOWN. AUTOPILOT WAS ENGAGED AT THE TIME AND FO WAS PF. ACFT WAS FULLY CONFIGURED FOR LANDING, PF DISCONNECTED A/P. PM (CAPT) COMPLETED CHECKLIST. "A" SYSTEM ENGINE HYD LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON OVERHEAD HYD PANEL FOLLOWED BY THE "A" SYSTEM ELECTRIC HYD LOW PRESSURE LIGHT. HYD FLUID LEVELS ON THE FORWARD CENTER INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED "A" SYSTEM FLUID AT 2 PERCENT (B SYS NORMAL). ALL PRIOR INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL SO IT APPEARED TO BE A SUDDEN LOSS OF FLUID IN "A" SYSTEM.

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