Service difficulty report · Motor · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
April 15, 2005
Submitted
April 18, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N308AS
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
22002
Aircraft time
46,800 hours, 31,670 cycles
Part
Motor
Part number
MS9391130ZE
Part serial
MX109814A
Condition
Leaking
Location
Flap Drive
Part time
46,800 hours, 31,670 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 712 FROM TOL TO DEN. 10 MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF AT FL190, CREW NOTICED LOSS OF SYSTEM A-HYDRAULIC FLUID FOLLOWED BY ILLUMINATION OF HYDRAULIC LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS. CREW DUMPED 600 LBS OF FUEL, RETURNED TO TOL, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND RT OUTBOARD FLAP HYDRAULIC DRIVE MOTOR LEAKING. REPLACED FLAP DRIVE MOTOR. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.