SDR 0201762296

Service difficulty report · Clamp · Boeing 727251

Difficulty date
May 31, 2002
Submitted
June 7, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N296US
Make and model
Boeing 727251
Aircraft serial
21788
Aircraft time
57,723 hours, 37,211 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Broken
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON LANDING, LOST -A- SYSTEM HYDRAULICS. AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO CLEAR RUNWAY BEFORE HAVING TO BE TOWED TO THE GATE DUE TO DEPLETION OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. ORD MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BROKEN CLAMP FOUND ON MAIN RETURN FILTER. ALSO REPLACED COMPLETE FILTER MODULE. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.