Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
December 20, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N93738
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
20666
Part
Actuator
Part number
1U1110
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 5 Le Flap
Part time
45,896 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE A-HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS LOST WHILE EN ROUTE FROM IAH TO AUS. THE LOSS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY ILLUMINATION OF PUMP LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS 1 AND 2. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 5 L/E FLAP ACTUATOR SEALS BLOWN. THE ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS SERVICED TO FULL. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. PART TOTAL CYCLES, 31,400.