Service difficulty report · Line · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
July 12, 2000
Submitted
September 19, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N260AU
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
22866
Part
Line
Part number
65468581103
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd Pressure
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

MCO - FLT 2670 - UPON APPROACH INTO MCO, AFTER SETTING FLAPS, FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED SYSTEM A HYDRAULIC FLUID LOSS. BOTH A PUMP LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. CREW ACCOMPLISHED ALTERNATE FLAP EXTENSION AND MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND WAS TOWED IN FROM THE RUNWAY. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND A HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LINE ABOVE THE NR 2 ENGINE CHAFFED THROUGH AND LEAKING. REPLACED HYDRAULIC LINE WITH TEMPORARY FLEX LINE AND PROGRAMMED DEFECTIVE LINE FOR REPLACEMENT. ALSO, REMOVED AND REPLACED CASE DRAIN FILTERS. NO METAL FOUND. RAN ENGINE. OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. (M)