Service difficulty report · Pump · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
November 4, 2000
Submitted
December 18, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N245US
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
22751
Part
Pump
Part number
165W01020
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
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

BOS - FLT 2822 - EN ROUTE FROM MCO-BOS, THE CAPT SENT ACARS MESSAGE THAT THE STANDBY HYDRAULIC LOW QTY LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. NO OTHER LIGHTS WERE ON AT THIS TIME AND A DECISION WAS MADE TO PROCEED ON. ON INITIAL APPROACH INTO BOS, THE A-HYDRAULIC SYSTEM DROPPED TO ONE GALLON AND THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. ON SHORT FINAL, THE QTY HAD DROPPED TO A HALF GALLON. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPALCED THE STANDBY HYDRAULIC PUMP. SERVICED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD PER MM 29-21-31. (M)