Service difficulty report · Motor · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
February 5, 2004
Submitted
February 5, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N245FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
22016
Aircraft time
36,546 hours, 28,966 cycles
Part
Motor
Part number
MS9391130ZE
Part serial
MX210196F
Condition
Leaking
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
7,357 hours, 6,425 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.

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT FROM EWR AT 25,000 FT CREW NOTICED A RAPID LOSS OF HYDRAULIC SYSTEM-A FLUID FOLLOWED PROPER CHECKLISTS AND RETURNED TO BASE. EVENTUALLY LOST ALL SYSTEM-A FLUID. FOUND HYDRAULIC FLUID POURING OUT OF CASE DRAIN OVERFLOW LINE FROM FLAP DRIVE MOTOR IN RT WHEEL WELL. REMOVED FLAP DRIVE MOTOR. REPLACED RT HYDRAULIC FLAP DRIVE MOTOR IAW M/M 27-51-062-4, OPS CHECKS GOOD. BECAUSE OF WRITE-UP, ALSO REPLACED BOTH NR 1 AND 2 ENGINE CASE DRAIN FILTERS IAW M/M 29-11-041-2. THERE WAS NO CONTAMINATION FOUND IN OLD FILTERS.

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