Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
April 27, 2005
Submitted
May 2, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21461
Aircraft time
40,547 hours, 25,837 cycles
Part
Cylinder
Part number
69141061
Part serial
RC421
Condition
Damaged
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
LD
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

WITH FLAPS SET AT 15 DEG, WHEN LANDING GEAR PLACED FROM OFF TO DOWN, A SYS HYD PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO, A HYD QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO. RAN QRH PROCEDURES. LEFT AND RIGHT MAINS WERE GREEN, NOSE GEAR INDICATING UP PRIOR TO RUNNING CHECKLIST. MANUALLY EXTENDED GEAR AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. SYS A FLUID SHUTOFF. SWITCHES CLOSED W/ENGINES RUNNING FOR 20 MINUTES. INSPECTED A/C AND FOUND NLG HYD TRANSFER CYCLINDER SEPARATED INTO TWO PIECES, NLG W/W AREA COVERED IN HYD FLUID. R & R NOSE GEAR HYD TRANSFER CYCLINDER. PER 727 MM 32-35-01-4, C/W STEPS 1-4C REQ STEPS 4D, E, AND F.