Service difficulty report · Tube · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
May 7, 2007
Submitted
June 7, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft time
47,745 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Tube
Part number
65178444441
Condition
Chafed
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

(CAN) IB, HYDRAULIC A SYS PRESSURE WAS NORMAL ON APPROACH AND QUANTITY REPORTED APPROXIMATELY ZERO. UPON SELECTION OF FLAPS, QUANTITY READ ZERO AND LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND THE HYDRAULIC FAILURE CHECKLIST WAS CARRIED OUT AFTER MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED NORMALLY WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. A HYD LEAK WAS FOUND INSIDE THE AFT AIRSTAIR AREA ON THE LT SIDE. THE HYDRAULIC A SYSTEM PRESSURE LINE FROM THE NR 1 ENGINE TO THE HYDRAULIC A SYSTEM MODULE WAS FOUND CHAFED WHERE THE LINE COMES INTO THE AFT AIRSTAIR AREA FROM THE NR 1 ENGINE PYLON. THE CHAFED LINE WAS CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE PLAY OF THE HYDRAULIC TUBING FIRE SEAL BETWEEN THE PYLON AND THE AFT AIRST