Service difficulty report · Power Unit · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
August 16, 2007
Submitted
August 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N267FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
21673
Aircraft time
49,054 hours, 29,854 cycles
Part
Power Unit
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

ENGINE NR 1 AND NR 2 HYDRAULIC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED 22 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, FOLLOWED BY OBSERVING "A" SYSTEM QTY ZERO. FL 260 AT THE TIME AND NO CONTROL INPUTS WERE BEING MADE. COMPLIED WITH QRH, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND HAD AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. FOUND EVIDENCE OF LEAK AT OTBD FLAP POWER UNIT HYDRAULIC MOTOR. REMOVED MOTOR AND FOUND CONFIRMED FAILURE. SCREW HEADS POPPED AND PACKING PROTRUDING. REPLACED MOTOR PER AMM 27-51-062-4. NEEDS LEAK CHECK AFTER ENG PUMPS AND FILTERS CHANGED. SEE MTSI 29-30/9628 FOR PARTS CHANGE INFO.