Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 737275

Difficulty date
March 22, 2001
Submitted
April 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 737275
Aircraft time
46,584 hours, 44,191 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Control Unit
Part number
654476112
Condition
Leaking
Location
Aileron
Part time
48,644 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) DURING FLIGHT A SYSTEM HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANTITY BEGAN TO DROP, AT A RATE OF 1 GALLON PER HOUR. DUE TO POOR WEATHER ELECTED TO DIVERT. GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY AND QUANTITY REMAINED STEADY. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND A SYSTEM AILERON POWER CONTROL UNIT LEAKING. REPLACED PCU AS PER WORK CARD 51143.