Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
April 11, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft time
69,125 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Actuator
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) ACFT TAXIED AWAY FROM RAMP. ON ARRIVAL TO THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD THE FLT CREW NOTICED A LOSS OF HYD FLUID PRESSURE AND HYD QTY. MAINTENACE WAS ALERTED AND ACFT WAS TOWED BACK TO RAMP. HYD FLUID WAS FOUND COMING FROM THE BELLY DRAINS AFT OF THE NOSE GEAR, AND MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NLG LOCK ACTUATOR LEAKING AND THE LOCK ACTUATOR BRACKET WAS CRACKED. BRACKET AND ACTUATOR WERE REPLACED, HYD PUMP CASE DRAIN FILTERS REPLACED, PRESS FILTER REPLACED, NO CONTAMINANTS IN FILTERS, GEAR SWINGS AND LEAK CHECKS CARRIED OUT, ENGINE RUNS C/O. ACFT CHECKED SERVICEABLE.