Service difficulty report · Pump · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
May 21, 2019
Submitted
May 24, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N780UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26944
Aircraft time
89,492 hours, 15,541 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
973930
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RAT HYDRAULIC PUMP CASE SPLIT WHILE ACCOMPLISHING AN OPERATIONAL TEST. NEED TO CREATE SDR DUE TO RAT PUMP FAILURE REF GMM 04-20-16 WHILE PERFORMING A FUNCTIONAL CK OF THE RAT SYS, PER AMM 29-21- 00-730-801, THERE WAS A CATASTRPHIC FAILURE OF THE HYD PUMP RESULTING IN THE COMPLETE DEPLETION OF THE CTR HYD RESERVOIR. THIS WAS A SCHEDULED GROUND CK OF THE RAT SYS. THE PART # OF THE PUMP IS 973930 & THE S/N MX-591157.