Service difficulty report · Cap · Boeing 737236

Difficulty date
August 14, 2006
Submitted
August 17, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828AL
Make and model
Boeing 737236
Aircraft serial
23168
Aircraft time
40,032 hours, 33,611 cycles
Part
Cap
Part number
69355412
Condition
Cracked
Location
Flight Spoiler
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON VISUAL APPROACH, THE MASTER CAUTION (HYD) LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SYSTEM (A) FLUID QUANTITY READ (0) AND SYSTEM (A) PRESSURE GAUGE WAS APPROACHING (0). THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED VECTORS FOR A 20 MILE FINAL TO RUNWAY 8L. CREW ACCOMPLISHED QRH ITEMS AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TOWED AIRCRAFT TO GATE. FOUND CAP ON NR 6 FLIGHT SPOILER ACTUATOR CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLIGHT SPOILER CAP IN REFERENCE TO OHM 27-60-42. BOTH ENGINES (A) SYSTEM HYDRAULIC CASE DRAIN FILTERS WERE INSPECTED AND REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.