Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 7372B7

Difficulty date
October 3, 2000
Submitted
November 28, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N282AU
Make and model
Boeing 7372B7
Aircraft serial
23115
Part
Actuator
Part number
65445615
Condition
Leaking
Location
Spoiler
Part time
64,274 hours
Stage of operation
DE
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

EWR - FLT 2636 - EN ROUTE FROM PBI TO LGA, CAPTAIN NOTICED THAT SYSTEM A HYDRAULIC QUANTITY HAD DECREASED FROM 2.2 GALLONS TO 1.2 GALLONS. ON DESCENT TO LGA, AS AIRCRAFT SLOWED AND FLAPS WERE EXTENDED, HYDRAULIC QUANTITY WENT TO .5 GALLONS. CREW WAS ABLE TO EXTEND AND LOCK THE LANDING GEAR AND DECIDED TO DIVERT TO EWR DUE TO THE LONGER RUNWAYS. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND FELT THAY WOULD HAVE TO BE TOWED TO THE GATE. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND WAS ABLE TO TAXI TO THE GATE ON ITS OWN POWER. UPON ARRIVAL TO THE GATE, HYDRAULIC QUANTITY INDICATED .2 GALLONS AND MAINTENANCE NOTICED HYDRAULIC FLUID ON THE RIGHT WING. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 7 FLIGHT SPOILER ACTUATOR. SERVI

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