SDR 0301495506

Service difficulty report · Pump · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
August 5, 2003
Submitted
August 7, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
23195
Aircraft time
60,954 hours, 25,126 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
3508806
Part serial
MX335696
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
73,391 hours, 7,375 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

ONE HOUR AND 20 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT AT FL370, THE LEFT ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURES AND TURNED OFF PUMP. FIFTEEN MINUTES WITH PUMP OFF THE OVERHEAT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. FIFTEEN ADDITIONAL MINUTES, THE RESERVOIR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TURNED OFF ALL LEFT PUMPS PER COM PROCEDURES WITH +3 REMAINING. FLUID QUANTITY CONTINUED TO DEMINISH UNTIL REACHING ZERO. A YELLOW EMERGENCY WAS CALLED AND AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. WHILE SERVICING THE LEFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE LEFT ENGINE EDP DRAIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EDP.