Service difficulty report · Drive Motor · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
October 5, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N280FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
22347
Part
Drive Motor
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMB, ENGINEER NOTICED A-SYS HYD DECREASING, PERFORMED IMMEDIATE ACTION, A-SYS KEPT DECREASING. PERFORMED HYD LEAK CKLIST AND RETURNED TO MEM. RAN WITH FLUID SHUT-OFF VALVES CLOSED FOR 15 MINS. FOUND RIGHT O/B MOTOR SEAL BLOWN, REPLACED MOTOR AND A-SYS PRESS FILTERS, NO CONTAMINATION FOUND. A/C WILL REQ ALL HYD SYS TO BE BLEED, RESVC, AND LEAK CK A-SYS FILTERS AND O/B FLAP DRIVE MOTOR. RAN ENG, LEAK CK'D, OPS CK'D A-SYS AND FLAP DRIVE SYS. SVC A-SYS TO 5 GALLONS, OK FOR SERVICE.