Service difficulty report · Hyd Pump · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
October 24, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N33637
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
27540
Part
Hyd Pump
Part number
5718610
Condition
Leaking
Location
B-Hyd Sys
Part time
1,902 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

AIRCRAFT LOST B-SYSTEM HYDRAULICS WHILE EN ROUTE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO EWR WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE HYDRAULIC LEAK ON THE RT ELECTRIC B-PUMP PRESSURE ACCESS PLUG. THE O-RING ON THE PLUG WAS FOUND BROKEN. THE O-RING WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE B-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR WAS SERVICED TO FULL PER MM 12-12-00. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS DURING RUN OF B-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PUMPS WERE GOOD.