Service difficulty report · Hyd Line · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
May 18, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N247US
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
22754
Part
Hyd Line
Part number
R276800153
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BWI - FLT 915 - EN ROUTE FROM BOS-DCA, CREW REPORTED VIA ACARS THAT THE HYDRAULIC QTY GAUGE WAS INDICATING A LITTLE MORE THAN A GALLON. HYD QTY SHOWED FULL BEFORE DEPARTURE. IT WAS DECIDED THAT WHEN THE CAPT LOWERED THE GEAR, IF THE GAUGE SHOWED THEY WERE LOSING MORE FLUID, THE FLIGHT WOULD DIVERT BWI. WHEN THE GEAR WAS LOWERED THE HYDRAULIC LEVEL REMAINED THE SAME, BUT WHEN THE FLAPS WERE LOWERED THE HYD LEVEL WENT TO ZERO. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO BWI WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX FOUND THE RT MLG DOWNLOCK HYD LINE HAD FAILED AND WAS LEAKING. REPLACED SAME. CLEANED WHEELWELL AND SERVICED RESERVOIR. LEAK CHECK GOOD. (M)