Service difficulty report · Compensator · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
May 6, 2015
Submitted
May 7, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16701
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
28762
Aircraft time
57,101 hours, 19,311 cycles
Part
Compensator
Part number
1U10652
Part serial
7995
Condition
Damaged
Location
Hyd System
Part time
57,003 hours, 19,272 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER AUTOPILOT WAS ENGAGED, ACFT PITCHED DOWN. AUTOPILOT WAS MANUALLY DISCONNECTED. MOMENTARY FEEL DIFF PRESS LIGHT CAME ON. HYD SYS QTY SLOWLY DROPPED TO ZERO FOLLOWED BY A TOTAL LOSS OF HYD SYS A PRESS. PERFORMED FIM TASK 29-30-00-810-803 FOR FLUID & PRESS LOSS. FOUND FAILED COMPENSATOR CARTRIDGE ON A SYS FLIGHT CONTROL HYD MODULE. R & R SAME IAW AMM 27-09-21-000-801. ALSO R & R A SYS HYD SYS RETURN FILTER IAW AMM 29-11-61, PRECAUTIONARY. A SYS ELEC & ENG DRIVEN HYD PUMPS PRESS CHECKED GOOD.