Service difficulty report · Line · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
March 17, 2004
Submitted
March 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N715AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22470
Aircraft time
55,278 hours, 29,431 cycles
Part
Line
Part number
BACH8B04NN0157
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

FLT 202 FROM MDSD TO KMIA. ENROUTE TO KMIA OBSERVED A COMPLETE LOSS OF "B" SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FLUID FOLLOWED BY BOTH "B" SYSTEM LOW-PRESSURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATING. BRAKE PRESSURE BEGAN A SLOW DROP TO 1400 POUNDS. A PHONE PATCH WAS MADE TO COMPANY, ADVISED ATC IN MIAMI AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT OUR FINAL DESTINATION IN KMIA WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND A RUPTURE FLEX LINE TO HYD POWER UNIT FOR THE RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR. REPLACED FLEX HOSE ASSEMBLY AT ELEVATOR POWER UNIT, SERVICED “A” AND “B” HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS AND SYSTEM LEAK CHECK GOOD IAW B727 MM 12-12-0, 29-00 AND 27-30-81. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.