Service difficulty report · Regulator · Boeing 7272S2F

Difficulty date
July 20, 2010
Submitted
July 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N207FE
Make and model
Boeing 7272S2F
Aircraft serial
22929
Aircraft time
35,646 hours, 20,778 cycles
Part
Regulator
Part number
72909
Part serial
712A
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT, SMOKE IN COCKPIT STARTED AND CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. "AIR RETURNED" AND SHUTDOWN ON TAXIWAY. SMOKE LESSENED WHEN THROTTLES WERE RETARTED TO ILDE AND COMPLETLY WENT AWAY AFTER SHUTDOWN. R & R HYD AIR PRESSURE REGULATOR IAW SMP. RAN ALL ENGINES IAW JRH TO 85 PERCENT N2, OPERATED PACKS, NO COCKPIT SMOKE NOTED. ALSO "A" SYS RESERVOIR HEAD PRESSURE NOW READS NORMAL. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE. PREMATURE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.

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