Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 7372L9

Difficulty date
February 19, 2001
Submitted
March 13, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 7372L9
Aircraft time
52,803 hours, 26,184 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17A
Part
Control Unit
Part number
654476117
Condition
Leaking
Location
Aileron
Part time
60,587 hours
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

(CAN) AT FL350 IN CRUISE, NR 2 B HYDRAULIC PUMP OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON. PUMP WAS SELECTED OFF. 30 SECONDS LATER THE NR 1 B HYDRAULIC PUMP LOW PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. PUMP WAS SELECTED OFF, B HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANTITY DROPPED TO 1.2 GALLONS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A STEADY DRIP FROM THE B SYSTEM AILERON POWER CONTROL UNIT. B PUMP CASE DRAIN FILTERS INSPECTED, NO CONTAMINATION FOUND. NEW FILTERS INSTALLED. AILERON SYSTEM B POWER CONTROL UNIT REPLACED AS PER WORK CARD 51148.

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