Service difficulty report · Mount Bracket · Boeing 727251

Difficulty date
December 31, 2000
Submitted
February 13, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N266US
Make and model
Boeing 727251
Aircraft serial
19985
Part
Mount Bracket
Part number
651724121
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 3 Slat
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
F, J, K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF FROM CAE SLAT INDICATION SHOWED RIGHT WING NR 3 SLAT EXTENDED. FLIGHT CREW RECYCLED THE FLAP SYSTEM AND SLAT REMAINED EXTENDED. CREW REPORTED HEARING A NOISE AND THEN LOSS OF THE ''''A'''' HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE AND QT. THE CREW CONDUCTED A AIR TURNBACK TO CAE, ''''B'''' HYD SYSTEM QUANTITY AND PRESSUER REMAINED OK. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION IDENTIFIED THE NR 3 SLAT ACTUATOR MOUNT BRACKET BROKEN. THE ACTUATOR TWISTED CAUSING THE ''''A'''' SYSTEM HYDRAULIC LINE TO BREAK RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF PRESSURE AND FLUID. (M)