SDR GAIA0090

Service difficulty report · Line · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
February 18, 2000
Submitted
April 11, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N856AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
20997
Part
Line
Part number
10605635
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 510 - MEM-MCO - HAD AN A SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QUANTITY THAT SLOWLY DECREASED TO ZERO. COMPLIED WITH ALL AOM PROCEDURES, AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MEM AND LANDED SAFELY, WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DIFFICULTIES. UPON INVESTIGATION, FOUND THE CASE DRAIN LINE AND ALSO REPLACED NR 1 AND NR 2 ENGINE DRIVEN PUMPS DUE TO A LOSS OF ALL FLUID. SERVICED, BLED SYSTEM, AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED SYSTEM GOOD IAW BOEING MM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)