Service difficulty report · Tube · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
April 21, 2000
Submitted
August 11, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N522AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23857
Part
Tube
Part number
65C268103027
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BWI - FLT 988 - UPON LIFTOFF, JUST AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, CAPTAIN RECEIVED INDICATION OF SYSTEM A HYDRAULIC LOSS. CREW ACCOMPLISHED QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROCEDURES AND SHUTDOWN BOTH SYSTEM A PUMPS WITHIN TWO MINUTES. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO BWI AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT LEAK TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TUBE ASSEMBLY WHICH WAS FOUND CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED TUBE ASSEMBLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP (P/N 65075-06) AS PRECAUTIONARY AND BOTH SYSTEM A CASE DRAIN FILTERS PER MM. NO CONTAMINATION FOUND. SERVICED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND PINNED GEAR. CYCLED LANDING GEAR LEVER TO U

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