Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
November 22, 2006
Submitted
November 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N257FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
20939
Aircraft time
55,575 hours, 34,920 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Condition
Broken
Location
Hydraulic System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
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 HYD SYS A IN FLT FOUND A SYS HYD RETURN LINE BROKEN JUST O/B OF NR 3 SPOILER, ADDED MPN 65-17840-492, CPN 0029943 QTY 1 TUBE AY MSN 1018327 MANUFACTURE HYD LINE O/B OF NR 3 SPOILER REF 727-200 MM 20-10-005-8. INSTALLED SAME. NEEDS LEAK CK. INSPECTION REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH NR 1 AND NR 2 ENG CASE DRAIN FILTERS PER MM 29-11-041, CASE DRAIN FILTERS LEAK CK GOOD. PERF LEAK CK OF LINE. NO LEAKS NOTED. EXERCISED ALL DOORS, FLT CTLS ETC AND SERV HYD. OPS CK/LEAK CK IS GOOD. SWUNG GEAR, REQUIRED SERV AND TOPPED OFF HYD FLUID. SERVICED HYD SYS, RAN NR 1 AND NR 2 ENGS, CKD CASE DRAIN FILTERS, NO LEAKS NOTED. PER JRH AND SMP.