Service difficulty report · Relief Valve · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
August 19, 2011
Submitted
August 23, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N715AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22470
Aircraft time
65,403 hours, 34,980 cycles
Part
Relief Valve
Part number
2193001005
Part serial
1836
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rudder Load
Stage of operation
CR
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

WHILE EN-ROUTE, THE CREW NOTED THAT THE B-SYSTEM HYD QUANTITY WAS DECREASING AND THE LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED, NOTING THAT THE UPPER RUDDER LOAD LIMIT RELIEF VALUE WAS LEAKING. R & R RUDDER LOAD LIMITING VALUE AND PERFORMED OPS CHECKS WITH NO DEFECTS. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.