Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
November 25, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N391US
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23313
Part
Actuator
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 7 Spoiler
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
L, H

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

What was found

CLT - FLT 1276 - ON FINAL APPROACH, CREW EXTENDED FLAPS AND LOST HYD QTY AND PRESSURE ON THE 'B' HYD SYSTEM. CREW ABORTED THE APPROACH AND WAS VECTORED ABOUT 15 MI TO THE EAST TO ASSESS THE PROBLEM. EMERG WAS DECLARED. CREW SHUT OFF 'B' HYD SYS AND LANDED WITH 15 DEGREE FLAPS W/O FURTHER INCIDENT. ON TAXI IN, MAINTENANCE SAW HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING FROM THE RIGHT WING FLAP ACTUATOR. MX FOUND THE O-RING ON THE NR 7 FLIGHT SPOILER ACTUATOR LEAKING. REPLACED SAME. SERVICED RESERVOIR TO FULL AND OPERATED SYSTEM. NO LEAKS NOTED. (M)

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