Service difficulty report · Line · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
April 11, 2012
Submitted
April 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N489FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21492
Aircraft time
44,035 hours, 28,807 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
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

TOTAL LOSS OF "A" SYS HYD QTY AND PRESSURE WHEN GEAR RETRACTED FOLLOWING TAKEOFF. ON POST FLIGHT DEBRIEF CREW REPORTED THAT WHEN THEY RETRACTED THE GEAR THEY LOST HYD FLUID AND PRESSURE AND THAT THEY HAD TO EXTEND THE GEAR MANUALLY. OPENED ACCESS PANEL 8505. SEARCHED FOR LEAKS COULD NOT LOCATE ANY OBVIOUS LEAKS. SUSPECT ACTUATOR OR LINES GOING TO ACTUATOR. FOUND RETURN LINE WALKING BEAM ACTUATOR LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH RETURN AND EXTEND HYD LINES REF AMM 20-10-012-4-0.