Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
March 16, 2010
Submitted
March 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N275FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
22040
Aircraft time
43,766 hours, 28,093 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
EA1093A2408
Part serial
1568
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd Qty Ind
Stage of operation
CL
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

HYD SYS A QTY WENT TO ZERO WHEN GEAR RAISED AFTER TAKEOFF. PRESSURE REMAINED STEADY AT 3000 PSI. LOWERED GEAR NORMALLY QTY INDICATION RETURNED TO NORMAL AS GEAR CAME DOWN. GEAR FLAPS & SPOILERS WORKED OK. RAN QRH CK LIST WITH NO AFFECT. RELEASED FOR SERVICE IAW MEL: 29-14, CATEGORY: C EXPIRATION: 26MAR10 "MEL 29-14: A SYS QUANTITY INDICATOR - INOP. CHECK A FLUID QUANTITY PRIOR TO EACH DEPARTURE AND MAKE AN EAML ENTRY. " CHECKED A SYS QUANTITY IAW MEL 29-14. SYSTEM QTY INDICATOR - INOP. CHECK A FLUID QUANTITY PRIOR TO EACH DEPARTURE AND MAKE AN EAML ENTRY. " CHECKED A SYS QTY IAW MEL 29-14. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING NOTICED "A" SYS HYD QTY IN COCKPIT WAS READING OVER A GALLON HIGHER THAN THE DIRECT READING GAUGE ON THE RESERVOIR. R & R SYS "A" FLUID QTY TRANSMITTER IAW AMM 29-33-001-4. ALSO R & R "A" SYS HYD QTY INDICATOR IAW AMM 31-00-011-4. SERVICED HYD IAW AMM 12-12-000-2. CYCLED FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES. "A" SYS QTY INDICATIONS NORMAL AT THIS TIME. ACFT OK TO CONTINUE.