Service difficulty report · Line · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
May 25, 2000
Submitted
May 30, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21152
Aircraft time
72,567 hours, 56,722 cycles
Part
Line
Part number
12403812CR0290
Condition
Ruptured
Location
B Hyd System
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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

TOTAL LOSS OF B HYDRAULIC SYS. HYDRAULIC QTY WAS ZERO, PRESS WAS FLUCTUATING. FLIGHT CREW ADVISES LOSS BEGAN 50 MILES FROM ATL. NO CONFIGURATION CHANGE. FOUND PRESS LINE ON B SYS ELEC PUMP RUPTURED. REPLACED LINE.