Boeing 727-251

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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_service_difficulty_report.parquet'
  WHERE aircraft_model_key = '727251'
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SDR GAIA9723Flap Track · corrodedDURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND NR 5 FLAP TRACK INBOARD ATTACH HOLE CORRODED. FLAP TRACK REPAIRED ON AERO CORP EO 97-448. (M)Jan 29, 1997 · N264US · Boeing 727251 · Trailing Edge FlapsSDR 9701252291Connector · dirtyDURING APPROACH ON GEAR EXTENSION, RECEIVED BOTH GREEN AND RED LIGHT INDICATION. MANUALLY EXTENDED NOSE GEAR, ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE CLEANED LOCK AND POSITION SWITCH CANNON PLUGS AND PERFORMED NOSE GEAR REJan 17, 1997 · N291US · Boeing 727251 · Landing Gear Position and WarningSDR 97ZZZM236Compressor · damagedNR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLS AT FLT LVL 33,000. NO BLEED CONFIGURATION. REDUCED POWER TO 1.6 EPR AND CHANGED BLEED AIR FORCE FOR LEFT AIRCONDITIONING PACK. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO TPA. FOUND METAL IN TAIL PIPE. OPENED ALL 3 BANDS FOR BORESCOPE INSPECTION. Jan 12, 1997 · N282US · Boeing 727251 · Turbine Engine Compressor SectionSDR 9700622289Tr Bolt · brokenAS TAKEOFF POWER WAS BEING APPLIED, THE LEFT ENGINE THRUST LEVER WOULD NOT ADVANCE TO TAKEOFF POSITION. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED A DAMAGED BOLT ON THE RIGHT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.Jan 12, 1997 · N289US · Boeing 727251 · Engine Thrust ReverserSDR 9701722293Battery Pack · dischargedAISLE EMERGENCY LIGHT EXIT SIGN BETWEEN AFT LAVS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.Jan 11, 1997 · N293US · Boeing 727251 · Emergency LightingSDR 9701712202Batteries · dischargedAFT AIRSTAIR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES, CHECKED OK.Jan 11, 1997 · N202US · Boeing 727251 · Emergency LightingSDR GAIA9725Floorbeam · corrodedDURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND FLOORBEAM WEB AT STATION 1110 CORRODED. FLOORBEAM REPAIRED ON AERO CORP EO 96-413. (M)Jan 1, 1997 · N264US · Boeing 727251 · Fuselage Main, Floor BeamSDR 97ZZZX861Drive Motor · leakingCUR - AIRCRAFT DEPARTED, LOST A-SYSTEM PRESSURE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CUR AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. AFTER BLOCK IN, THE HYDRAULIC INTERCONNECT WAS OPENED. B-SYSTEM DUMPED INTO A-SYSTEM DEPLETING BOTH SYSTEMS. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUDec 29, 1996 · N296AJ · Boeing 727251 · Trailing Edge Flap Control SystemSDR 9627062288Compressor · fodDURING CRUISE AT FLIGHT LEVEL 31, THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALLS. CREW REDUCED THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE POWER TO IDLE, RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AFTER LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND A PIECE OFDec 26, 1996 · N288US · Boeing 727251 · Turbine Engine Compressor SectionSDR CKSA96405Bolt · wornON TAKEOFF, LEFT MAIN GEAR SHOWED LEFT GEAR RED LIGHT AND LEFT GEAR GREEN LIGHT. CYCLED GEAR, NO HELP. ON LANDING 3 GREEN, NO RED LIGHTS FORWARD PANEL SECONDARY GEAR INDICATION, NO GREEN ON LEFT MAIN GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY THROUGH FLIGHT. FOUND LEFT HAND MADec 20, 1996 · N255US · Boeing 727251 · Landing Gear Door ActuatorSDR 9627082298Battery · dischargedDURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT BOTTOM OF AFT AIR STAIRS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.Dec 18, 1996 · N298US · Boeing 727251 · Emergency LightingSDR 9626582291Power Supply · inoperativeDURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND OUTSIDE EMERGENCY LIGHTS FORWARD RIGHT OVERWING INOPERATIVE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY M665 AND BATTERY PACK PRECAUTIONARY, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.Dec 15, 1996 · N291US · Boeing 727251 · Emergency LightingSDR 9626562287Switch · failedRECEIVED TAKEOFF WARNING HORN DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED TAKEOFF WITHOUT INCIDENT AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. REPLACED THE WARNING SWITCH S532. PERFORMED TAKEOFF WARNING OPERATIONAL CHECK, SYSTEM CHECKED OK.Dec 15, 1996 · N287US · Boeing 727251 · Central WarningSDR 97ZZZX305Battery Pack · dischargedFORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK (CHARGER RACK). CHECKED GOOD 33-50.Dec 13, 1996 · N282US · Boeing 727251 · Emergency LightingSDR GAIA9643Smoke Det Amp · failedCARGO SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN-FLIGHT. CHANGED SMOKE DETECTOR CONTROL AMP AND NRS 1, 2, 3, 4, AND 6 SMOKE DETECTORS. (X)Dec 12, 1996 · N279US · Boeing 727251 · Smoke DetectionSDR GAIA9641Smoke Detector · malfunctionedSTL/SJC - FLT 712 - DURING DESCENT INTO SJC; CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTOR ILLUMINATED. VISUALLY VERIFIED NO SMOKE PRESENT IN CARGO CABIN. LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER 10 MINUTES. AGAIN DURING SHORT FINAL APPROACH SMOKE DETECTOR ILLUMINATED. AGAIN VERIFIED VISUDec 12, 1996 · N279US · Boeing 727251 · Smoke DetectionSDR GAIA9642Smoke Detector · intermittentSJC/TOL - FLT 711 - CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTOR ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NR 5 SMOKE DETECTOR. SYSTEM OPS CK NORMAL. (X)Dec 11, 1996 · N279US · Boeing 727251 · Smoke DetectionSDR 9626575645Power Supply · inoperativeAFTER PERFORMING EMERGENCY LIGHT CHECK, DOOR 2L WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AT DOOR 2L, EMERGENCY LIGHT OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.Dec 11, 1996 · N545US · Boeing 727251 · Emergency LightingSDR 9626122297Position Switch · malfunctionedAFTER TAKEOFF, RECEIVED NOSE GEAR RED AND GREEN LIGHT INDICATION, FLICKERED SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN STAYED ON. AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED FOR MAINTENANCE TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NOSE LANDING POSITION SWITCH AND REPAIRED WIRE AT CONNECTOR. OPEDec 8, 1996 · N297US · Boeing 727251 · Landing Gear Position and WarningSDR GAIA9640Smoke Light · illuminatedCARGO SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING DESCENT, VERIFIED NO SMOKE OR FIRE AS PER EMERGENCY CHECK LIST. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. OPERATES NORMALLY ON GROUND IAW B 727 MM 26-31. (M)Dec 6, 1996 · N279US · Boeing 727251 · Smoke DetectionSDR 9626072298Anti-Ice Duct · failedDURING CLIMB, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD IN THE AFT VENTRAL STAIRS FOLLOWED BY A LOWER AFT BODY OVERHEAT INDICATION. AIRCRAFT DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED TWO RUPTURED DUCTS IN AFT VENTRAL STAIR AREA AND PT2 LINES. PERFORDec 5, 1996 · N298US · Boeing 727251 · Airfoil Anti/De-ice SystemSDR GAIA9635Smoke Detector · malfunctionedFLT NR 279 - BRO-DFW - DURING CRUISE THE CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTOR ILLUMINATED. VISUALLY VERIFIED NO SMOKE PRESENT IN CARGO CABIN. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE INDICATION, SMOKE DETECTOR SYSTEM CHECKED PER MM 26-31. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR FLIGHT. Nov 23, 1996 · N279US · Boeing 727251 · Smoke DetectionSDR GAIA9634Smoke Det · malfunctionedFLT 711 - SJC-TOL - DURING CRUISE, IN LAST HOUR OF FLT CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTOR ILLUMINATED. VISUALL VERIFIED NO SMOKE PRESENT IN CARGO. AGAIN DURING DESCENT, SMOKE DETECTOR ILLUMINATED. AGAIN VERIFIED VISUALL NO SMOKE. MX COULD NOT DUPLICATE INDICNov 21, 1996 · N279US · Boeing 727251 · Smoke DetectionSDR 9625012293Battery Pack · dischargedDURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND LEFT FORWARD AND AFT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BOTH BATTERY PACKS, FORWARD AND AFT, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.Nov 20, 1996 · N293US · Boeing 727251 · Emergency LightingSDR 9624915501Power Supply · inoperativeDURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND DOOR 4L EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY POWER SUPPLY, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.Nov 16, 1996 · N501US · Boeing 727251 · Emergency LightingSDR 9624482298Controller · failedDURING CRUISE FLIGHT, AUTOMATIC PRESSURIZATION WOULD NOT MAINTAIN CABIN AT FLIGHT LEVEL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED CABIN PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER AND PERFORMED AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL PRESSURIZATION TEST, OPERATIONAL CHECK Nov 14, 1996 · N298US · Boeing 727251 · Cabin Pressure ControllerSDR 9624415516Battery · dischargedDURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT AT DOOR 4R INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY AND POWER SUPPLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.Nov 13, 1996 · N516US · Boeing 727251 · Emergency LightingSDR 97ZZZX215Battery Pack · dischargedEMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ON FORWARD LIFE RAFT COMPARTMENT INOPERATIVE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK.Nov 12, 1996 · N282US · Boeing 727251 · Emergency LightingSDR 97ZZZX214Socket · inoperativeONE EACH TRACK LIGHT INOPERATIVE, ROW 18. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT SOCKET.Nov 12, 1996 · N282US · Boeing 727251 · Emergency LightingSDR 9624052285Battery Pack · dischargedDURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND BOTH EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS ON LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT OVERWING PLUG DOORS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND CHARGER, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.Nov 11, 1996 · N285US · Boeing 727251 · Emergency LightingSDR 9624022289Power Supply · inoperativeDURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT EXIT SIGN IN FIRST CLASS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.Nov 10, 1996 · N289US · Boeing 727251 · Emergency LightingSDR 9623635515Battery Pack · dischargedDURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND FLOOR LEVEL LIGHTS INOPERATIVE IN FIRST CLASS. REPLACED BATTERY PACK IN FORWARD CEILING.Nov 8, 1996 · N515US · Boeing 727251 · Emergency LightingSDR 97ZZZX1740Door Spar · crackedDURING REPAIR OF MLG DOOR, FOUND CRACKS IN REAR SPAR ON 2 UNITS. CRACKS ARE AT LOCATION WHERE THE UP-STOP ATTACHES TO DOOR. BOEING HAS BEEN ASKED FOR REPAIR.Nov 6, 1996 · Boeing 727251 · Landing Gear DoorsSDR 9623655517Lamp · failedON APPROACH TO MCO, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. REPLACED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR INDICATION LAMPS. ALL LIGHTS TESTED NORMALLY.Nov 6, 1996 · N517US · Boeing 727251 · Landing Gear Position and WarningSDR 9623452289Light · inoperativeDURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT OVER COCKPIT DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND BATTERIES. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.Nov 1, 1996 · N289US · Boeing 727251 · Emergency LightingSDR GAIA9629Smoke Light · malfunctionedFLT NR 725 - IAH-TOL - PRIOR TO DESCENT INTO TOL, MAIN CARGO CABIN SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHT CAME ON. CHECKED CABIN NO SMOKE NOTED. MAINTENANCE CHECKED SMOKE DETECTOR SYSTEM NO DEFECTS NOTED. SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECKED NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR FLIGHT. (M)Oct 28, 1996 · N279US · Boeing 727251 · Smoke DetectionSDR 9623092284Battery · dischargedDURING LINE CHECK, FOUND THE AFT GALLEY EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN WAS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AND POWER SUPPLY, CHECKED OK.Oct 27, 1996 · N284US · Boeing 727251 · Emergency LightingSDR 9623102296Light · inoperativeDURING SVC1 CHECK, FOUND THE AFT ENTRY DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY, CHECKED OK.Oct 25, 1996 · N296US · Boeing 727251 · Emergency LightingSDR 9622662298Switch · failedON APPROACH, NR 1 LEADING EDGE SLAT DID NOT EXTEND. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 1 LEADING EDGE SLAT SWITCH, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.Oct 22, 1996 · N298US · Boeing 727251 · Leading Edge Slat Control SystemSDR 9622292298Compressor · stalledUPON APPLYING TAKEOFF POWER, NR 2 ENGINE STALLED. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF. CROSSWINDS WERE PRESENT WHILE TAKEOFF WAS ATTEMPTED. ENGINE WAS INSPECTED AND STALL COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.Oct 20, 1996 · N298US · Boeing 727251 · Turbine Engine Compressor SectionSDR 9622652298Tr Unit · failedDURING CRUISE FLIGHT, WEATHER RADAR FAILED TO PAINT WEATHER. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO DLH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED TRANSCEIVER AND GROUND TESTED RADAR, OPERATIONAL GROUND CHECK OK.Oct 16, 1996 · N298US · Boeing 727251 · Weather Radar SystemSDR 97ZZZX1523Web · corrodedDURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS NOTED ON RT SIDE NOSE WHEELWELL BOX EXTENDING FROM STA 243 TO STA 259.Oct 9, 1996 · N267US · Boeing 727251 · Fuselage Miscellaneous StructureSDR 97ZZZX1522Stringer · corrodedDURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS NOTED ON STRINGER S29L EXTENDING FROM STA 360 TO STA 380.Oct 9, 1996 · N267US · Boeing 727251 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/StringerSDR 97ZZZX1521Stringer · corrodedDURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS NOTED ON STRINGER S18L EXTENDING FROM STA 360 TO STA 380.Oct 9, 1996 · N267US · Boeing 727251 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/StringerSDR 97ZZZX1520Stringer · corrodedDURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS NOTED ON STRINGER S21L EXTENDING FROM STA 380 TO STA 400.Oct 9, 1996 · N267US · Boeing 727251 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/StringerSDR 97ZZZX1519Stringer · corrodedDURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS NOTED ON STRINGER S24L AFT OF STA 360.Oct 9, 1996 · N267US · Boeing 727251 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/StringerSDR 97ZZZX1518Stringer · corrodedDURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS NOTED ON STRINGER S26R EXTENDING FROM STA 360 TO STA 380.Oct 9, 1996 · N267US · Boeing 727251 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/StringerSDR 97ZZZX1517Stringer · corrodedDURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS NOTED ON STRINGER S25L FROM STA 277 TO STA 294.Oct 9, 1996 · N267US · Boeing 727251 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/StringerSDR 97ZZZX1516Stringer · corrodedDURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS NOTED ON STRINGER S25L JUST FORWARD OF STA 360.Oct 9, 1996 · N267US · Boeing 727251 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/StringerSDR 97ZZZX1515Stringer · corrodedDURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS NOTED ON STRINGER S24R EXTENDING FROM STA 400 TO STA 440.Oct 9, 1996 · N267US · Boeing 727251 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
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