What was found
DURING CRUISE B-SYSTEM HYD QTY DECREASED. FOUND UPPER RUDDER POWER CONTROL UNIT LEAKING. REPLACED UPPER RUDDER POWER CONTROL UNIT.
- Difficulty date
- January 16, 2001
- Submitted
- January 29, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N8889Z
- Make and model
- Boeing 727225
- Aircraft serial
- 21858
- Aircraft time
- 49,316 hours, 32,422 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Control Unit
- Part number
- 591005015
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.