Service difficulty report · Pump · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
March 2, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N522DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21582
Part
Pump
Condition
Damaged
Location
B Hyd Syst
Component
57186
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER T/O ON INIT CLMB, BOTH HYD SYS B PUMPS LOW PRESS LIGHTS ILLUM. HYD QTY IN A SYS DROPPED TO 2.5 GALS, B QTY APPEARED NORMAL. PRESS THEN DROPPED TO NEAR ZERO, TURNED PUMPS OFF IAW POM 1 TO 2 MINS AFTER ILLUMINATION. FOUND O-RING ON NR 1 B SYS HYD PUMP CASE TO END PLATE BLOWN OUT. REPLACED BOTH CASE DRAIN FILTERS CHGD, NO CONTAMINATION. REPLACED NR 1 B SYS HYD PUMP, SERVICED SYSTEM. OPS CHECKS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD.