Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
January 8, 2012
Submitted
January 9, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23702
Aircraft time
68,423 hours, 44,382 cycles
Part
Indicator
Part number
10033000002
Part serial
B0873
Condition
Sticking
Location
Cockpit
Part time
31,025 hours, 19,729 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT HAS A SMELL OF MUSTY ROTTEN SOCKS THROUGHOUT THE CABIN. SMELL WAS STRONG ON TAKEOFF AND LANDING. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED J/C 03L00021001 AND FOUND HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS A AND B OVERSERVICED. ALSO, FOUND A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM COCKPIT INDICATOR STICKING AT TOP OF RANGE NEAR FULL MARK. REPLACED A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM COCKPIT INDICATOR PER AMM 29-33-11-404-0007. ADJUSTED HYDRAULIC QUANTITY TO PROPER LEVEL. DRAINED APPROXIMATELY ONE GALLON OF FLUID FROM A SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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