Service difficulty report · Pump · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
October 29, 2005
Submitted
November 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N851AM
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
29363
Aircraft time
5,707 hours, 3,015 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Pump
Part number
66087
Part serial
K2340
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Hydraulic Sys
Part time
5,697 hours, 3,009 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID IN LT SIDE. DURING REVISION DETECTED A LEAK IN LT MAIN PUMP, SO IT WAS REPLACED IAW MM 29-11-11 AC WAS DISPATCHED. AC RETURNED TO PLATFORM, DURING TAXING PSEU AND LT HYDRAULIC SYS LIGHTS TURNED ON. BREAKERS D1 AND D2 WERE RESEATED TURNING OFF PSEU LT AND HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS REPLACED, SHAFT DAMAGED; ADDITIONALLY THE LT A/C PACKAGE, PNEUMATIC APU WERE DEFERRED DUE TO CONTAMINATION. DURING OVERNIGHT, MAIN PUMP O-RING AND NIPPLE WERE REPLACED IAW MM 20-10-11 AND 20-50-1. THE FIM 21-00 PROCEDURE TASKS 801 TO 804 WERE PERFORMED IAW LT A/C PACKAGE CONTAMINATION. ADDITIONALLY THE APU, LT A/A PACKAGE AND PSEU WERE TESTED IAW MM 49-11-00, 21-00 AND FIM 32-09 TASK 801, ALL CORRECT.