Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
December 7, 2004
Submitted
December 8, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N278FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
22345
Aircraft time
37,488 hours, 27,875 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Leaking
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

TOTAL LOSS OF SYS A QUANTITY WITH LANDING GEAR DOWN AND FLAPS AT 30 DEGREE QTY WENT TO 1.0 GALLONS FOR TEN SECONDS THEN WENT IMMEDIATELY TO 0 GALLONS SYS A PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO WITH LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING QUANTITY LOSS. TROUBLESHOT LEAK TO LEFT LANDING GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT LANDING DOOR ACTUATOR I/A/W M/M 32-32-081-4. CHANGED 'A' SYS HYD RETURN FILTERS I/A/W M/M 29-11-062- 3. NO CONTAMINATION NOTED. SERVICED 'A' SYS HYD RESERVOIR I/A/W 12-12-000-2. OK FOR SERVICE.