Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
January 17, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N226US
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
21815
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
Nr 3 Spoiler Act
Stage of operation
CR
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 1481 - AT FL 310, THE 'A' SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QTY SLOWLY DROPPED TO 1.2 GALLONS. CAPTAIN NOTICED THE QTY HAD BEEN SLOWLY DROPPING OVER THE LAST HOUR. THE, 'B' SYSTEM HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOW QTY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO SAV. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE ON ITS OWN. MAINTENANCE FOUND A LOOSE CONNECTION ON THE NR 3 SPOILER ACTUATOR. TIGHTENED B-NUT. ALSO, TIGHTENED B-NUT ON FLIGHT CONTROL MODULE. SERVICED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND CHECKED FOR LEAKS. NO LEAKS NOTED. (M)