Service difficulty report · Pump · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 1, 2001
Submitted
November 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N975DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53243
Aircraft time
30,059 hours, 23,771 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
33,758 hours, 28,057 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
623337
Part serial
MX536523
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
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

LEFT SYS HYD FAILURE AT FLT 290 WITH 19 QT OF FLUID AT ZERO PRESSURE. ATTEMPT TO RESTORE HYD POWER AS PER POM WITH AUX PUMP ON AND TRANSFER PUMP ON IN FLT AND STILL HAD NO PRESSURE IN THE LEFT SIDE. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE HYD PUMP. ALSO, REPLACED ALL FILTERS.

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