Service difficulty report · Hose · Boeing 7372T4

Difficulty date
October 23, 2005
Submitted
November 3, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807AL
Make and model
Boeing 7372T4
Aircraft serial
23443
Part
Hose
Part number
6590737329
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

NON-ETOPS FLIGHT 88 LIH-HNL - AFTER GEAR UP, HYD PRESSURE INDICATOR SHOWED ZERO. LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS SHOWED BOTH RED AND GREEN (UNSAFE). WHEN EXTENDING FLAPS AND GEAR, HYD SYSTEM A PRESSURE FLUCTUATED AND A SYSTEM LOW PRESSURE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PRESSURE RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER GEAR AND FLAPS WERE EXTENDED. CREW LANDED IN HNL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED A LEAKING HYDRAULIC LINE BETWEEN THE LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR AND TRANSFER TUBE. LEAK CHECKED OK AND PERFORMED ENGINE RUN AND FUNCTION CHECK OF FLIGHT CONTROLS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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