Service difficulty report · Power Unit · Boeing 727277

Difficulty date
October 9, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N243FE
Make and model
Boeing 727277
Aircraft serial
21480
Part
Power Unit
Condition
Leaks
Location
Lower Rudder
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

98-245 AT FLT LVL 200, ON CLIMB-OUT 'A' SYS QUAN WAS 0.6 GAL GOOD PRESS. ON DESCENT QUANTITY DECREASE TOWARD 0 PRESS ERRATIC. MAN EXTEND GEAR AND FLAP A FLUID SHUTOFF SWITCH CLOSE AT 0835Z. FOUND LEAK LWR RUDDER PWR UNIT AT BASE RUDDER LOAD LIMIT VALVE MT PAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED PAD,VALVE PER MM 27-20-142 PG 401. SERV HYD SYS & OPER ALL SYS TO PURGE OUT AIR. OK FOR SERV.