Service difficulty report · Pump · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
August 30, 2025
Submitted
September 2, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N978NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31226
Aircraft time
29,249 hours, 12,504 cycles
Part
Pump
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO: INFLIGHT HYDRAULIC-A QUANTITY DECREASED FROM 90% TO 57% IN 2 HOURS, LOSING 1% EVERY 4-MIN. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO AND LANDED SAFELY AT ORD. FOUND HYDRAULIC LEAK FROM NUMBER 1 ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP PORT PLUG ON PUMP BODY. TORQUED THE PLUG, PER AMM 20-50-11. RAN NUMBER 1 ENGINE IDLE FOR 5MIN. LEAK CHECK GOOD. HYDRAULIC QUANTITY WAS STEADY.