Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
November 10, 2001
Submitted
December 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N79748
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
22450
Part
Frame
Condition
Chafed
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT - 3850 - MSP-FWA - DURING CRUISE, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THAT THE 'A' SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FLUID QUANTITY WAS DECREASING. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS ISOLATED THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO FWA. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT A FUSELAGE FRAME AND A HYDRAULIC LINE WERE DAMAGED FROM CHAFING. INSPECTION REVEALED A HYDRAULIC LINE HAD CHAFED AGAINST THE FRAME AT FUSELAGE STATION 1303. THE LINE AND THE NR 1 AND NR 2 ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMPS AND FILTER WERE REPLACED. THE FRAME WAS REPAIRED IAW FV1 DRAWING 53-01590-1. THE SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)