SDR 2000ZZZM85

Service difficulty report · Fitting · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
October 31, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804MA
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22435
Part
Fitting
Part number
69191222
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg
Part time
43,761 hours
Stage of operation
AP
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

JFK - ON FINAL APPROACH, AIRCRAFT LOST 'A' SYSTEM HYDRAULICS. MADE UNEVENTFUL LANDING, UNABLE TO TAXI A/C DUE LOSS OF FLUID IN NOSE STEERING SYSTEM. ON INSPECTION FOUND NLG DOWNLOCK ACTUATOR HYDRAULIC LINES DAMAGED AND DOWNLOCK SUPPORT CHANNEL FLANGE ON AFT BULKHEAD CRACKED AND SEPARATED FROM CHANNEL. PURGED 'A' SYSTEM HYDRAULICS, REPLACED CASE FILTER, PINNED AND SECURED NOSE LANDING GEAR, FERRIED A/C TO MIAMI. REPLACED DOWNLOCK ACTUATOR SUPPORT CHANNEL PER SRM 51-30-2. IN ADDITION, REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR LOCK ACTUATOR P/N 65-40467-6, OPS AND LEAK CHECKED PER MM 32-33-22. PERFORMED RETRACTION AND EXTENSION CHECK PER 32-33-0. OPS CHECK OK. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)