Service difficulty report · Line · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
January 11, 2006
Submitted
January 16, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N994AJ
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
20942
Part
Line
Part number
6517844239
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

DURING CLIMB, CREW REPORTED "A" SYSTEM HYD QTY IND DROPPED, CREW SUSPECTED AN "A" SYSTEM HYD FLUID LEAK. A/C RETURNED BACK TO MIA AND LANDED W/O ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. MX TROUBLESHOT "A" SYSTEM HYD LEAK, A LEAKING HYD LINE FOUND AT "B" NUT CONNECTION TO "A" SYSTEM HYD MODULE, HYD SUPPLY LINE R/R`D IAW B-727 MM CH-20-10-05. HYD SYSTEM WAS SERVICED IAW B-727 MM CH 12-12-0, AN OPS & LEAK CHECK PERFORMED IAW B-727 MM CH 29-11-61. ALL CHECKED OUT NORMAL. AN INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT OF "A" SYSTEM PRESSURE AND CASE DRAIN FILTERS ACCOMP FOR CONTAMINATION, NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED, WORK ACCOMP IAW B-727 MM CH 29-11-0 AND LEAK CHECK GOOD IAW B-727 MM CH 29-11-41. A WATCH ITEM WAS INITIATED TO REINSPECT "A" SYSTEM CASE