Service difficulty report · Motor · Boeing 727230

Difficulty date
November 18, 2009
Submitted
November 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N357KP
Make and model
Boeing 727230
Aircraft serial
20675
Aircraft time
70,424 hours, 37,821 cycles
Part
Motor
Part number
MS9391130ZE4C
Part serial
MX362708C
Condition
Leaking
Location
Flap Sys
Part time
3,479 hours, 2,419 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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 OPERATION PASSING THROUGH 9000 FT A COMPLETE "A" HYD SYS FLUID LOSS WAS ENCOUNTER. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST PERFORMED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSP WAS PERFORMED, NOTING THAT THE OTBD FLAP PWR UNIT HYD MOTOR WAS LEAKING. R & R THE OTBD FLAP PWR UNIT HYD MOTOR. PERFORMED OPS AND LEAK CHECKS. ALL CHECKS GOOD, NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.