Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
April 19, 2000
Submitted
April 28, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N490DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21020
Aircraft time
73,648 hours, 57,961 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Spoiler
Component
Actuator · 65C163002
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

LOSS OF SYSTEM A HYDRAULIC IN FLIGHT. INITIAL 0 QTY INDICATION WITH NO OTHER ABNORMALS. THEN SYS A ENG 1 AND 2 PUMPS FLICKERED AND RECOVERED SEVERAL TIMES. POM PROCEDURES FOR LOSS OF SYS A COMPLIED WITH. LANDED JFKL AND TOWED TO GATE. ZERO QTY INDICATION SHOWED 0.6 GALLONS (3 QTS) AFTER STOPPING ON RUNWAY. FOUND NR 1 SPOILER ACTUATOR LEAKING. REPLACED SAME.