Service difficulty report · Hyd Pump · Boeing 737217

Difficulty date
August 19, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16232
Make and model
Boeing 737217
Aircraft serial
19886
Part
Hyd Pump
Part number
6500103
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
5,104 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

THE A-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DROPPED TO ZERO FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF PRESSURE ON NR 2 ENGINE WHILE EN ROUTE. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 2 ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP LEAKING. THE PUMP WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, THE HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR WAS SERVICED, THE ENGINE WAS RUN AND ALL OPERATION AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD.