Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Pump · Boeing 7372B7

Difficulty date
April 22, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N276AU
Make and model
Boeing 7372B7
Aircraft serial
22888
Part
Hydraulic Pump
Part number
6507506
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
13,993 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A, H

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

What was found

GSO - FLT 1046 - EN ROUTE MCO TO LGA, A-HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HYD SYSTEM QTY WENT FROM 4 TO 1.5 GALLONS. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO GSO LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENG DRIVEN HYD PUMP, REPLACED CASE DRAIN FILTER, AND A-SYSTEM RETURN AND PRESSURE FILTERS. FLUSHED SYSTEM AND PROGRAMMED FOR FILTER CHANGE. NO CONTAMINATION OR LEAKS NOTED. OPER CHK GOOD. NOTE: PREVIOUS FLT HAD A HYD PROBLEM. SYSTEM A-HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO. SYSTEM A-PUMPS SHUT OFF. GEAR AND FLAPS LOWERED BY ALTERNATE SYS. MX FOUND NR 1 ENGINE HYD PUMP CASE DRAIN LEAKING. REPLACED SAME. (X)

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