Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
June 18, 2003
Submitted
July 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N374US
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
22953
Part
Actuator
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 3 Spoiler
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

SAV - FLT 486 - DURING CLIMBOUT FROM SAV TO CLT, THE A HYD SYS LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUM. FLT CREW NOTED A LOSS OF A HYD SYS QUANTITY. ELEC HYD PUMPS AND NR 1 ENG DRIVEN HYD PUMP WERE SHUTOFF 40 SECONDS AFTER FIRST INDICATION OF SYS LOSS. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO FIELD. FLT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX FOUND THE NR 3 FLIGHT SPOILER ACTUATOR LEAKING. REPLACED O-RING ON FILTER CHECK VALVE CAP ON ACTUATOR PER MM 27-61-00. R&R NR 1 ENG DRIVEN HYD PUMP (P/N 65075-06) PER MM 29-15-00 DUE TO LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ON AND METAL CONTAMINATION FOUND IN CASE DRAIN FILTER. FLUSHED CASE DRAIN FILTER LINE PER MM 29-15-17. SERVICED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM TO FULL. OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. (M)

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