Service difficulty report · Swivel · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
September 25, 2000
Submitted
December 20, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N373US
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
22952
Part
Swivel
Condition
Broken
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
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

BOS - FLT 1090 - EN ROUTE FROM PHL TO BOS, FLT LOST A-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QUANTITY AND PRESSURE. MX CONTROL ADVISED THAT FLIGHT SHOULD PROCEED TO ORIGIN OR DESTINATION, WHICHEVER WAS CLOSER. FLIGHT WAS CLOSER TO BOS, SO IT CONTINUED ONTO BOS. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED A BROKEN SWIVEL ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTION ACTUATOR. ALSO, REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP (P/N 65075-06), B-SYSTEM ELECTRIC PUMP TRANSMITTR (P/N ST107R), A-SYSTEM ELECTRIC HYD PUMP (P/N MPEV3-056-9A), STANDBY HYDRAULIC PUMP (P/N 165W01020) AND ALL ASSOCIATED FILTERS. SERVICED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. PERFORMED GEAR SWING. OPS CHECKED AND LEAK

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