Service difficulty report · Drive Unit · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
March 27, 2007
Submitted
March 28, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N285FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
22622
Aircraft time
41,157 hours, 25,261 cycles
Part
Drive Unit
Part number
MS9391130ZE4C
Part serial
MX389324D
Condition
Leaking
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
DE
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

DESCENDING THROUGH 10,000 EN ROUTE TO KTPA, EXPERIENCED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM "A" LOSS O QUANTITY FOLLOWED BY BOTH PUMP LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. SYSTEM "A" FLUID SHUTOFF SWITCHES WERE CLOSED FOR 20 MINUTES. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP POWER UNIT HYD MOTOR PER M/M 27-51-062-4. SERVICED FLUID, RAN ENGINES AND CHECKED CASE DRAIN FILTERS AND PRESS FILTERS FOR METAL CONTAMINATION. NO METAL FOUND, INSTALLED NEW FILTERS, RAN ENGINES, NO FURTHER LEAKS NOTED. RECHECK FILTER IN 200 HRS OK FOR SERVICE.