SDR SB05130

Service difficulty report · Fitting · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
October 12, 2005
Submitted
October 14, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N424US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23991
Part
Fitting
Condition
Leaking
Location
Mlg Wheelwell
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT, CREW REPORTED A LIGHT HAZE/SMOKE APPEARING IN CABIN & COCKPIT. HAZE/SMOKE BURNED THE NOSE, THROAT & EYES. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. MX FOUND HYD PRESSURE LINE FITTING AT -A- AUTOPILOT AILERON ACTUATOR LEAKING. TIGHTENED SAME. LEAK & OPS CHECK GOOD. RAN BOTH ENGINES & PACKS TO CLEAR OUT ACFT ODOR. UNFORTUNATELY, ACFT RETURNED TO GATE FOR SAME PROBLEM. FERRIED TO CLT FOR REPAIR, WHEREAS, MX FOUND RESERVOIR PRESSURE MODULE LEAKING INTO CROSSBLEED MANIFOLD. REPLACED MODULE PER MM 29-09-11. LEAK CHECK GOOD. RAN ENGINES, APU & PACKS. NO HAZE OR SMOKE NOTED IN CABIN.