Service difficulty report · Line · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
April 27, 2011
Submitted
April 29, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N469FE
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21581
Aircraft time
45,374 hours, 31,540 cycles
Part
Line
Part number
BACH30AY06K02
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rudder Actuator
Stage of operation
NR
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

LOSS OF A SYS PRESSURE AND ALL A SYS HYD FLUID AFTER SUSPECTED LIGHTNING STRIKE. CREW COMPLIED WITH ALL QRH PROCEDURES TO SAFELY RECOVER ACFT. HYD SYS A FLUID SHUTOFF SWITCHES WERE OFF FOR APPROX 50 MINUTES WITH ENGINES 1 AND 2 OPERATING. CREW COMPLETED MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION AND ALT FLAP EXTENSION IAW QRH. FOUND LWR RUDDER ACT. PRESSURE LINE LEAKING. REF IPC 27-20-00-21F ITEM 045, REMOVED LINE. R & R NR 2 ENG DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP PER AMM 29-11-033-4 R & R NR 1 & 2 ENGINE SYS A HYDRAULIC PUMP CASE DRAIN FILTER ELEMENTS IAW MM 29-11-041-2 UP TO STEP 2(D)4. NO CONTAMINATION FOUND IN EITHER ELEMENT. R & R SYSTEM A RETURN FILTER IAW MM 29-11-102-2 UP TO STEP 2(B)6. NO CONTAMINATION FOUND. R & R NR 1 ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP IAW MM 29-11-033-4. INSTALLED NEW PRESSURE LINE ON LWR RUDDER ACTUATOR PER AMM 20-10-012-4-0 AND AMM 27-20-141- 2, PRESSURE & LEAK CHECKED LINE REF. AMM 29-00-000-2-0, NO LEAKS.