Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
June 20, 2002
Submitted
September 19, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N659AA
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
24617
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
211C223519
Part serial
S04637C
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MIA - FLT 971 - EN ROUTE MIA-MGA AT 35,000 FEET, LEFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND LANDED AT MIA WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND TO BE AN INDICATION FAULT. REPLACED PRESSURE SWITCH ON LEFT ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP. ALSO, REPLACED PRESSURE SWITCH ON POWER TURBINE UNIT AS A PRECAUTION. SYSTEM GRUOND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)