Service difficulty report · Pump · Boeing 7377BX

Difficulty date
January 3, 2014
Submitted
January 8, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N737KA
Make and model
Boeing 7377BX
Aircraft serial
30740
Aircraft time
26,516 hours, 16,521 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
66087
Part serial
K1642
Condition
Failed
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON A VERIFICATION FLIGHT, "B" SYSTEM ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP LOW PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. INSPECTION FOUND THE RT ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS EXTREMELY HOT AND LEAKING FLUID, BUT THE SHAFT HAD NOT SHEARED. THE QUICK DISCONNECT FITTING FOR THE RT ENGINE HYD PUMP CASE DRAIN LINE WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND THE LINE WAS BLOCKED. THE QUICK DISCONNECT FITTING, PN 155006-09 WAS REPLACED AND THE BLOCKAGE WAS REMOVED FROM THE LINE. THE HYDRAULIC PUMP, PN 66087 WAS REPLACED, THE HYDRAULIC FILTERS WERE REPLACED AND THE ENGINE OIL FLUSHED. SUBSEQUENT OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN NORMAL.

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