Service difficulty report · Pump · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
July 31, 2018
Submitted
August 7, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N845NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
40579
Aircraft time
25,996 hours, 10,245 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
849589
Part serial
MX601790
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
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

RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, DUE TO A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM A ENGINE PUMP LOSS. PUMP WOULD NOT DEPRESSURIZE IN FLIGHT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP DOES NOT DEPRESSURIZE, ENGINE 1 HYDRAULIC PUMP READS LOW PRESSURE, FOLLOWED BY SYSTEM A QUANTITY LOSS TO 14%,. WHILE SERVICING SYSTEM A HYDRAULIC DRIVEN PUMP FOUND TO BE LEAKING FROM DRAIN MAST. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE PUMP, RETURN, SUPPLY AND CASE DRAIN LINES IAW AMM 29-11-11 AND SYSTEM A ASSOCIATED FILTERS. ALSO ACCOMPLISHED SYSTEM A FLUSH AND FILL IAW MCM CARDS 29-93-01 AND 29-93-02. ALL OPERATIONS AND LEAK CHECKS ARE GOOD.