Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
February 21, 2001
Submitted
April 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N511AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23594
Part
Hydraulic Line
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Mlg Ww
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J, F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLT - FLT 1507 - ON CLIMB-OUT, AT FL100, THE B HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH HYDRAULIC QUANTITY INDICATING ZERO. CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND THE FLIGHT RETURED TO FIELD AT CLT. ON RETURN TO CLT, CREW SUSPECTS THE STANDBY HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILED AS IT FAILED TO MOVE THE FLAPS BEYOND FLAPS 10. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND WAS TOWED TO THE GATE DUE TO FEAR OF HOT BRAKES. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE HYDRAULIC FLEX LINE FROM THE B ELECTRIC PUMP TO THE HYD MODULE RUPTURED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLEX LINE. ALSO, REMOVED AND REPLACED STANDBY HYDRAULIC PUMP (P/N 165W01020), B SYSTEM ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC PUMP (P/N MPEV3-056-9), NR 2 ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP (P/N 65075-06) AND ALL ASSOC

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