Service difficulty report · Pump · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
May 25, 2003
Submitted
September 2, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N647AM
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
24605
Part
Pump
Part number
PV32402F
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

DFW - FLT 2478 - EN ROUTE LAS-MIA, 1 HR AND 8 MIN INTO FLT LT HYD PUMP PRESSURE EICAS MESSAGE DISPLAYED. FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURE AND SECURED LT ENGINE HYD PUMP. 40 MIN LATER, A BUZZING SCOURING SENSATION AND SOUND APPEARED. A MIN LATER RECEIVED A CALL FROM NR 1 FLT ATTENDANT ABOUT A SIMILAR SOUND FROM THE WING AREA. RAISED GEAR HANDLE TO CHK FOR POSSIBLE GEAR DOOR MISRIG,NO HELP. GEAR HANDLE PLACED TO OFF, 2 MINUTES LATER LT HYD FLUID STARTED TO DECREASE. WENT TO BELOW RF LEVEL AT .50 AND SECURED THE LT ELEC PUMP. FLUID LOSS CONTINUED TO 0.00 AND FLUCTUATED BETWEEN THERE AND .09. DIVERTED TO DFW, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED LT ENG DRIVE PUMP, LEAK AND OPS CHK GOOD. SYS GRND CHKED NORMAL. (M)