Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
December 9, 2003
Submitted
December 10, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N489FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21492
Aircraft time
37,554 hours, 23,878 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
EA1093A2408
Part serial
14250137
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Hyd Qty Ind
Part time
8,242 hours, 6,203 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DESCENDING THRU FL190, HYDRAULIC SYSTEM -A- QUANTITY INDICATED ZERO (PRESSURE GOOD AT 3000 PSI). COMPLIED WITH QRH. AFTER 15 MINUTES AND BEING LEVEL AT 12,000 FOR OVER 5 MINUTES. HYD SYSTEM -A- QUANTITY SLOWLY BEGAN MOVING TO 6.0 GALLONS AND THEN 5.5 GALLONS. MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION WAS COMPLETED PER QRH. REMOVED AND REPLACED SYSTEM -A- HYD QTY TRANSMITTER REF 29-33-001-4, OPS CHECK GOOD.

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