Service difficulty report · Pump · Boeing 7373S3

Difficulty date
June 11, 2001
Submitted
June 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N316AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373S3
Aircraft serial
23713
Aircraft time
48,734 hours, 30,218 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
5718607
Part serial
176892
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Part time
47,431 hours, 34,881 cycles
Stage of operation
UK
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

AIR TURNBACK,EN ROUTE FROM LAS TO SNA THE A/C LOST B-HYD SYSTEM QUANTITY AND THE NR 2 ENG DRIVEN HYD PUMP LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY THE B-SYSTEM ELEC PUMP LOW PRESSURE LIGHT. A/C RETURNED TO LAS MAKING AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MX FOUND HYD FLUID COMING OUT OF RT WHEEL WELL AREA; LEAK CHECK PERFORMED USING THE ELEC PUMP AND FOUND IT WAS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED; THE ENG DRIVEN AND ELEC PUMP CASE DRAIN FILTERS WERE INSPECTED FOR CONTAMINATION AND NONE FOUND. FILTERS REPLACED; THE NR 2 ENG WAS RUN TO CHECK THE NR 2 ENG DRIVEN PUMP. FOUND LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED. NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. ENG DR HYD PUMP P/N: 65075-06.

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