SDR 9512155529

Service difficulty report · Hyd Pump · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
August 9, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
23844
Part
Hyd Pump
Part number
3508806
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
22,809 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, THE LT HYD ENG PUMP AND LT ENG HYD OVERHEAT MESSAGES DISPLAYED AND THE PRESSURE LIGHT AND OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER 30 SECONDS THE OVERHEAT LIGHT WENT OUT, HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND QUANTITY WERE NORMAL. THE ENGINE PUMP SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER TEN MINUTES THE HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DECREASED AND THE LT HYD SYS PRESS MESSAGE AND LIGHT CAME ON. HYDRAULIC PRESSURE REMAINED NORMAL. WHEN FLAPS 1 DEGREE WAS SELECTED ON APPROACH, POWER XFER UNIT MESSAGE APPEARED AND THE LT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO. ALTERNATE FLAP AND GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES WERE USED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP AND SYSTEM FILTERS. SYSTEM CHECK WAS NORMAL.