Service difficulty report · Power Unit · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
May 14, 2005
Submitted
May 18, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N241FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
20979
Aircraft time
51,634 hours, 39,519 cycles
Part
Power Unit
Part number
MFGMS9391130Z
Part serial
MX140954C
Condition
Leaking
Location
T/E Flap
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING FLAP RETRACTION INDICATORS SHOWED SPLIT FLAP W/INBOARDS REMAINING AT 2 DEG W/FLAP UP. AFTER RUNNING QRH AND INBOARDS GOING TO FULL UP, HYD A SYSTEM INDICATED 0 QTY. RAN QRH AGAIN W/ALTERNATE FLAPS SYSTEM AND MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES. WHEN ARRIVING AT A/C NOTICED HYD FLUID COMING FROM LT WHEEL-WELL AREA, OPENED GEAR DOORS AND FLAP DRIVE MOTOR WAS DUMPING FLUID. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP POWER UNIT HYDRAULIC MOTOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH 727-200 MM REF NR 27-51-062-4. SERVICED HYDRO, CYCLED FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES AND INDICATIONS FOLLOWED CORRECTLY. OPS CHK GOOD. NO LEAKS NOTED.