Service difficulty report · Pump · Boeing 747251B

Difficulty date
May 4, 2009
Submitted
May 5, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N623US
Make and model
Boeing 747251B
Aircraft serial
21705
Aircraft time
102,037 hours, 17,910 cycles
Part
Pump
Part serial
74118
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Part time
51,722 hours, 10,287 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF NR 4 HYDRAULIC QUANTITY WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF PRESSURE AND QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO. FLIGHT CONTINUED ON AND LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. ALTERNATE GEAR AND FLAP SYSTEMS WERE USED. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 4 ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP AND RESET ALTERNATE SYSTEM FOR GEAR AND FLAPS. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.