Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
May 29, 2003
Submitted
July 8, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N691AA
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
25697
Part
Sensor
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Hyd Qty
Stage of operation
CL
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

CLIMBING OUT OF FL350 EICAS DISPLAYED LOSS OF LT HYD SYS QTY, RSVS LINE ON OVHD PANEL ILLUMINATED. AILERON INPUT, ON AUTOPILOT) INCREASED BY 3 UNITS. A LOUD BANG HEARD IN AIRFRAME. ABOUT ONE MINUTE AFTER INDICATIONS, BOTH PUMP PRESS LIGHTS WERE EXTINGUISHED ON LT SIDE. AN LEFT SYSTEM PRESSURE WAS NORMAL ON EICAS DURING DESCENT THROUGH 10,000 HYD QTY RETURNED FROM 0.0 TO 1.09 NORMAL. PLACARDED L HYD QTY IN COCKPIT (EICAS) INOPERATIVE PER MEL. ALL HYD QUANTITIES CHECKED AND FULL. NO LEAKS FOUND. PERFORMED WALKAROUND INSPECTION WITH ALL PUMPS ON. ALL FLIGHTS CONTROLS OPERATED NORMAL. REPLACED HYDRAULIC QUANTITY MONITOR UNIT PER M/M ALL REQUIRED TESTS CHECKED OK. REMOVED PLACARD CLEARED MIC SHEET. (M)