SDR P2EA98026

Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Boeing 737222

Difficulty date
February 12, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N208AU
Make and model
Boeing 737222
Aircraft serial
19547
Part
Hydraulic Line
Condition
Leaked
Location
A Hyd System
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF A-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QUANTITY IN-FLIGHT FROM MCI TO DFW. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING ACCOMPLISHED AT DFW. DELTA AIRLINES MAINTENANCE, A CONTRACT MAINTENANCE PROVIDER FOR VANGUARD AIRLINES, WAS DISPATCHED AND DISCOVERED A HYDRAULIC LINE WITH A PINHOLE WHICH CREATED THE LOSS OF QUANTITY AND PRESSURE. THE LINE, WHICH WAS LOCATED OUTBOARD OF THE RIGHT WHEELWELL, WAS REPLACED WITH A TEMPORARY FLEXIBLE LINE PER VANGUARD AIRLINES GMM CHAPTER 14. (X)