Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
July 6, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N10791
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20645
Part
Actuator
Part number
1U1110
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Le Flap
Part time
41,613 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A, J

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

What was found

THE A-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QUANTITY WAS LOST DURING CLIMBOUT. FUEL WAS DUMPED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO EWR WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 2 LEADING EDGE FLAP ACTUATOR LEAKING. THE ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. IN ADDITION, BOTH ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMPS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS SERVICED, LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.