Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 737230

Difficulty date
March 1, 2008
Submitted
March 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N823AL
Make and model
Boeing 737230
Aircraft serial
23154
Aircraft time
45,575 hours, 67,563 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
651782117
Part serial
0098
Condition
Leaking
Location
A Hyd System
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

FLIGHT 266 LIH-HNL - DURING APPROACH TO HNL, THE CREW NOTED THE A SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QUANTITY INDICATED ZERO GALLONS AND THE A SYSTEM HYDRAULIC LOW PRESSURE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, COMPLETED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND LANDED IN HNL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TOWED THE AIRCRAFT FROM RUNWAY 8R TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED A FAILED PLUG AND O-RING SEAL ON THE A SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PRESSURE MODULAR ASSEMBLY. THE NR 2 ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS ALSO REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 29-11-32