Service difficulty report · Line · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
July 28, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft time
61,889 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Part
Line
Part number
BACH8A08NN0310T
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH ON SHORT FINAL THE ACFT HAD LOST ALL HYD FLUID IN SYS A. THE ACFT CONTINUED THE APPROACH AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. UPON POST-FLIGHT INSP BY MX PERSONNEL, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT 1 LT MLG DOOR ACTUATOR FLEXIBLE LINE RUPTURED AND CAUSED THE FLUID LOSS. ALL FLEXIBLE LINE ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED FOR THE LT MLG DOOR ACTUATOR. THE ACFT HYD SYS A FLUID WAS REPLENISHED AND THE SYS WAS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED SERVICEABLE. THE ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.