Service difficulty report · Hyd Line · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
August 2, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14788
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20642
Part
Hyd Line
Part number
651784947
Condition
Leaking
Location
Bhyd Syst
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE AIRCRAFT LOST B-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QUANTITY WHILE IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND LEAKAGE IN B-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC RETURN LINE AT CASE DRAIN TEE FITTING. A FLEX LINE WAS INSTALLED AND A DIP WAS ISSUED TO REPLACE THE FLEX LINE WITH A PERMANENT LINE. THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS SERVICED. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.