Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 737204

Difficulty date
April 26, 2005
Submitted
June 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737204
Aircraft time
98,004 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Control Unit
Part number
654476117
Part serial
2512SS
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Hyd System
Part time
16,644 hours, 48,630 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

A/C 743 WAS IN CRUISE WHEN 'B' SYSTEM LOW QUANTITY LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY GAUGE GOING TO ZERO. 'B' SYSTEM LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, BOTH 'B' PUMPS SELECTED OFF. OVERHEAT LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. A/C WAS EN ROUTE TO YEG, ATC WS ADVISED AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES WERE REQUESTED TO BE ON STAND BY. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND THE A/C TAXIED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE CONFIRMED THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK WAS THE 'B' SYSTEM PCU. THE PCU WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS RELATED TO THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS TO DATE.