Service difficulty report · Hose · Boeing 7272S2F

Difficulty date
December 29, 2006
Submitted
January 2, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N212FE
Make and model
Boeing 7272S2F
Aircraft serial
22934
Aircraft time
31,847 hours, 18,218 cycles
Part
Hose
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
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

COMPLETE LOSS OF SYSTEM A HYDRAULICS ON DEPARTURE. LEAK COMING FROM RIGHT GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR. APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM AFT LINE CLOSE TO ACTUATOR. QTY IS ZERO. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT MAIN GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR HYDRAULIC HOSE. CLEANED AREA, SERVICED A SYSTEM HYD SYSTEM AND RAN ENGINES 1 AND 2. CHECKED FOR SYSTEM OPERATION AND LEAKS. JACKED AIRCRAFT, CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES AS PRECAUTION TO CHECK FOR LEAKS, ENSURE LINE IS PURGED AND PROPER OPERATION PER SMP AND 12-12-000.

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