Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
June 8, 2000
Submitted
June 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21147
Aircraft time
72,879 hours, 57,208 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
269002917
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Le Slat
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

DURING FLIGHT BETWEEN DFW AND SEA AT FLT LEVEL 310, CREW EXPERIENCED AN A-SYSTEM LOW HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LIGHT FLICKERING. CREW THEN NOTICED THE A-SYSTEM QUANTITY INDICATION WAS AT ZERO. DIVERTED TO SLC. WHEN LOWERING FLAPS WITH ALTERNATE SYSTEM, CREW COULD NOT DEPLOY THE NR 2 LEADING EDGE SLAT AND BOTH OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAPS. MANUALLY LOWERED GEAR AND LANDED A/C WITH 5 DEGREES OF FLAP. REPLACED NR 2 SLAT ACTUATOR PER MM FOR LEAKAGE.