Service difficulty report · T-Fitting · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
January 31, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N232US
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
22018
Part
T-Fitting
Part number
BACT16AZ060606
Condition
Leaking
Location
Air Cond Compt
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J, K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PHL - FL 319 - AT 1,000 FT, MASTER CAUTION LIGHT AND THE 'A' SYSTEM FLIGHT CONTROL LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE 'A' SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QTY INDICATED ZERO. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT PHL. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FLIGHT WAS MET BY MX AND TOWED TO THE GATE DUE TO NOSE NOSE STEERING. MX FOUND A LEAK AT THE RIGHT THRUST REVERSER PRESSURE SWITCH T-FITTING IN THE RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING BAY. REMOVED AND REPLACED T-FITTING PER MM. ALSO, REPLACED CLAMP (P/N 406A23-8SF) AT RIGHT THRUST REVERSER PRESSURE SWITCH DUE TO POSSIBLE LINE FLEXING. SERVICED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. THRUST REVERSER OPS CHECK GOOD. LEAK CHECK GOOD. (M)