What was found
DURING CLIMB, THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM A-QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO. CREW FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURES AND RETURNED TO MSP AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NOSE GEAR TRANSFER CYLINDER. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
- Difficulty date
- February 26, 2001
- Submitted
- March 2, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N289US
- Make and model
- Boeing 727251
- Aircraft serial
- 21377
- Aircraft time
- 59,886 hours, 39,223 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3233 · Landing Gear Actuator
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 65178322
- Part serial
- 00089
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 50,982 hours, 35,695 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.