Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
March 10, 2004
Submitted
July 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N374US
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
22953
Part
Valve
Part number
1U1234
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tail Compt
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

CREW REPORTED LOSING SYSTEM A-HYDRAULICS ON TAKEOFF AS LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND QUANTITY INDICATED ZERO. FLT LEVELED OFF AT 5,000 FEET TO COMPLETE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROCEDURES, THEN THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT BNA. UPON LANDING, THE LANDING GEAR WAS PINNED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 1 FEEL ACTUATOR ISOLATION VALVE IN THE TAIL COMPARTMENT CRACKED AND LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED VALVE PER MM 27-31-87. ALSO, REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP (P/N 65075-06) FOR LEAKING PER MM 29-15-12. REPLACED ASSOCIATED FILTERS AND SERVICED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. OPERATIONAL CHECKS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD. (M)

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