SDR CAL950224

Service difficulty report · Hyd Coupling · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
March 21, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N519PE
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20642
Part
Hyd Coupling
Condition
Broken
Location
B-Hyd Sys
Stage of operation
CR
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

IAH - FLT 0650 - BOTH B-HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PUMP LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITH A DROP IN HYDRAULIC QUANTITY WHILE IN-FLIGHT TO IAH. HYDRAULIC QUANTITY LOSS CHECK LIST WAS COMPLIED WITH AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND QUICK DISCONNECT COUPLING BROKEN AT THE B-SYSTEM RESERVOIR. THE QUICK DISCONNECT COUPLING WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. BOTH B-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PUMPS WERE RUN AND THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE OPERATED WITH ALL OPERATIONS CHECKING GOOD. (X)