Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
November 13, 2009
Submitted
November 16, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N267FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
21673
Aircraft time
50,468 hours, 31,009 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
1U1169
Part serial
1350
Condition
Leaking
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
C

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

COMPLETE LOSS OF SYS A HYDRAULICS DURING FLAP RETRACTION. FOUND ACTUATOR ABOVE TAIL SKID LEAKING OUT OF THE HSG. ORDERING NEW ACTUATOR. R&R TAIL SKID ACTUATOR PER MM 32-71-012-4 AND HAD TO ADJUST ACTUATOR PER MM 32-71- 001-5 LEAK AND OPS CKS GOOD. RAN NR 1 AND 2 ENGINES PER JRH FOR 15 MINS.CHECKED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENG SYSTEM A HYD PUMP CASE DRAIN FILTER AND FOUND NO METAL CONTAMINATION PER MM 29-11-041-2.ALSO CHECKED AND REPLACED SYSTEM A HYD PRESSURE FILTERS PER MM 29-11-062-3 AND FOUND NO METAL CONTAMINATION.