Service difficulty report · Mount · Boeing 727243

Difficulty date
November 20, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 727243
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Mount
Condition
Broken
Location
Slat Actuator
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) UPON SELECTING FLAPS DOWN ON APPROACH, CREW NOTICED A HYDRAULIC SYS LOW PRESSURE LIGHT AND CORRESPONDING LOSS OF QTY. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE NR 2 SLAT ACTUATOR HAD BROKEN IT`S UPPER MOUNTS AND MOVED AFT, SHEARING THE HYDRAULIC LINES.