Service difficulty report · Hyd Line · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
July 31, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N69736
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
69736
Part
Hyd Line
Part number
6517843345
Condition
Leaking
Location
Le Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
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

THE A-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FLUID QUANTITY DROPPED TO ZERO ON FINAL APPROACH TO EWR. THE FLUID LOSS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY ILLUMINATION OF HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A LEAK IN THE LEADING EDGE SLAT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LINE LOCATED IN AC BAY SIDE OF FORWARD WHEELWELL. A FLEX LINE REPAIR WAS INSTALLED PER CONTINENTAL AIRLINES GENERAL MAINTENANCE MANUAL 10-799-78, PAGE 14. A DIP WAS ISSUED TO INSTALL A PERMANENT LINE WITHIN 1200 HOURS OR 500 FLIGHTS, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.