Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Boeing 75721B

Difficulty date
October 30, 2013
Submitted
October 30, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N957FD
Make and model
Boeing 75721B
Aircraft serial
24774
Aircraft time
53,765 hours, 32,540 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
211C223528
Part serial
L01006C
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

AT LEVEL OFF, FL 380, RUDDER RATIO, EICAS FOLLOWED IMMEDIATLLY BY LT HYD SYS PRESSURE. CHECKED SYS, PRESSURE ON STATUS PAGE, IT SHOWED DECREASING. LT YAW DAMPER, IAW QRH TURNED LT ENG AND LT ELECTRIC PUMPS OFF AND PRESSURE BEGAN INCREASING. IAW CREW VERBAL LT ENG PRESS AND LT ELEC PRESS LIGHTS NEVER CAME ON, T/S IAW FIM 27-21 FAULT TREE 809, LT YAW DAMPER MODULE FAULTED PRESSURE SYS. R & R LT HYD PRESSURE SWITCH IAW MM 29-11-17-4 LEAK AND OPS CHECKS GOOD, RAN LT ENG AND LT ELEC HYD PUMP NO FAULTS ENG RUN.

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