Service difficulty report · Hyd Line · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
December 28, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14788
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20642
Part
Hyd Line
Part number
651784938
Condition
Leaking
Location
B-Hyd Syst
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

BOTH B-SYSTEM LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITH B-SYSTEM SHOWING ONE GALLON IN RESERVOIR DURING CRUISE PORTION OF FLIGHT. THE A-SYSTEM SHOWED 3 GALLONS AND WENT TO 2.25 GALLONS OVER THE NEXT 1.5 HOURS. THE FLIGHT LANDED AT EWR WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND HYDRAULIC RETURN LINE IN HYDRAULIC BAY LEAKING. THE HYDRAULIC RETURN LINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. IN ADDITION, BOTH THE NR 1 AND NR 2 ELECTRIC B-PUMPS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS SERVICED TO FULL, LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.