Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
May 24, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N510AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23385
Part
O-Ring
Part number
049414
Condition
Failed
Location
A-Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J, K
Precautionary procedure
A, H

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

What was found

BWI - FLT 2399 - AT FL 210, THE NR 1 ENGINE A-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CAPTAIN SHUT DOWN THE NR 1 ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP AND MAINTAINED 3,000 PSI AND ONE-FOURTH QUANTITY IN A-SYSTEM HYDRAULICS. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO BWI AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE ON ITS OWN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE O-RING AT THE A-SYSTEM ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC PUMP ACOUSTIC FILTER. SERVICED RESERVOIR. NO LEAKS NOTED. (X)

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