Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
February 7, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft time
68,621 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
O-Ring
Part number
NAS1611130
Condition
Swollen
Location
Hyd System
Part time
7,336 hours
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

(CAN) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW NOTICED SYS (A) HYDR INDICATED ZERO QTY. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, ASKED FOR A RETURN TO AIRPORT. CREW REQUESTED A FUEL DUMP, THIS WAS APPROVED BY ATC. AFTER FUEL DUMPING WAS COMPLETED AC RETURNED AIRPORT FOR ARRIVALS ILS 29. AC LANDED SAFELY AND WAS TOWED TO RAMP. INSP WAS ACCOMPLISHED. CAUSE OF HYDR FAILURE WAS FAILED O-RING EXTRUDING FROM IB FLAP PWR UNIT HYDR MOTOR. MOTOR ASSY AND O-RING REPLACED, (A) SYSTEM FILTERS REMOVED, INSPECTED FOR METAL. FILTERS FOUND CLEAN. OB MOTOR WAS REMOVED, INSPECTED, FOUND SERVICEABLE. IAW MM FILTERS TO BE REINSPECTED AFTER 200 HOURS. AC HYDR SYS SERVICED, AC WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (TC NR 20060208009)