Service difficulty report · Seal · Fokker F28MK1000

Difficulty date
October 3, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Fokker F28MK1000
Part
Seal
Part number
40052
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd Pump
Part time
39,898 hours
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED THE UTILITY HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS FLUCTUATING AS WELL AS THE QUANTITY WAS DROPPING ON APPROACH. PUMPS WERE OFF LOADED AND FLUID QUANTITY STILL DROPPED. AIRCRAFT HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF UTILITY SYSTEM FLUID. AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TOWED TO HANGAR. NR 1 ENG HYDRAULIC PUMP HAD BLOWN SEAL AND SHEARED SHAFT, PUMP. REPLACED FLUID REPLENISHED. PART TC: 37,838.

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