Service difficulty report · Hyd Line · Bag JETSTM3101

Difficulty date
December 27, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N157PC
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3101
Aircraft serial
737
Part
Hyd Line
Part number
1379305A77
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Right
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

CLT - FLT 5182 - JUST AFTER T/O WHILE RETRACTING THE L/G THE A/C LOST PRESS ON LT HYD PUMP THE CAPT CALLED ATC AND REQUESTED TO RETURN TO CLT FOR LANDING. THE A/C THEN LOST PRESS ON RT HYD PUMP. THE CAPT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED TO LAND ON THE LONGEST RUNWAY. WHEN THE L/G WAS SELECTED DOWN THE N/G CAME DOWN AND LOCKED THE MAIN GEAR LIGHTS STAYED RED. THE CAPT SELECTED EMERG GEAR DOWN AND THE MAINS LOCKED W/O HAVING TO BE PUMPED. THE FLAPS CAME DOWN NORM WHEN SELECTED TO 10 DEGREES. UPON LANDING NO NOSE STEERING WAS AVAILABLE, BUT BRAKING ACTION WAS NORM. THE A/C WAS T/S AND A RUPTURED RT HYD PUMP OUTPUT LINE. THE LINE WAS REPLACED, THE HYD SYS SERVICED AND BLEED, AND THE A/C RETURNED TO SERV.