Service difficulty report · Return Line · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
May 15, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N507DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21309
Part
Return Line
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Spoiler
Component
6517840492
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

SYS A HYD QTY IND DROPPED TO ZERO QTY APPROX ONE HR AND 20 MINS INTO FLT. NR 1 ENG HYD LOW PRESS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CHECKLIST PROCEDURE INITIATED LANDING UNEVENTFUL. GROUND INVESTIGATION LEAKING HALF WAY POINT LEFT WING. FOUND NR 2 SPOIL-ER RETURN LINE CRACKED BELOW NR 3 SPOILER. REPLACED LINE WITH TEMP FLEX LINE. CYCLED FLAPS AND SLATS SEVERAL TIMES, NO LEAKS FOUND. NO CLEARANCE PROBLEMS FOUND. THIS WAS AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO PDX. A/C CALLED 20 MINS OUT BEFORE LANDING IN PDX.