Service difficulty report · Pump · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
May 27, 2001
Submitted
June 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N245WA
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23519
Aircraft time
37,804 hours, 31,782 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
623337
Condition
Defective
Location
Engine
Component
Module · 6937317110
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN CRUISE FLT 28,000 FEET, SYS-A HYD LOW PRESS LIGHT ON NR 1 ENGINE CAME ON. A-SYS HYD PRESS DROPPED. TURNED OFF THAT SWITCH. 3-5 MINUTES LATER THE OTHER LOW PRESS LIGHT CAME ON. THIS DROPPED SYS-A PRESS FROM 2500 PSI TO ZERO. FOLLOWED LOSS OF SYSTEM-A PROCEDURE AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MAINT TOWED A/C TO GATE. HYD QTY CKD FULL. NO LEAKS FOUND. CASE DRAIN FILTERS CLEAN. ON ENGINE RUN OPN NORMAL. REPLACED BOTH ENGINE HYD PUMPS. RAN ENGINES AND CYCLED FLT CONTROLS.