Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 72727C

Difficulty date
March 11, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N939UP
Make and model
Boeing 72727C
Aircraft serial
19532
Part
Control Valve
Part number
65404494
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
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

APPROX 5 MIN AFTER T/O, BOTH A-SYS LOW HYD PRESS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE A-SYS QTY DROPPED TO ZERO. A-SYS PRESS REMAINED AT APPROX 2000 PSI, BUT OSCILATED FROM 1500-2400 PSI AFTER CK LIST COMPLETE A-SYS QTY ROSE TO 1.7. ALL CK LIST COMPLIED WITH AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MEM. FOUND O/B FLAP CONTROL VALVE LEAKING OUT OF CONTROL SLIDE. REMOVED AND REPLACED SAME IAW MM 27-51-51. CYCLED FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES, FLAPS AT ALL TIMES WITHIN LIMITS. SERVICED ALL HYD RESERVOIRS TO FULL P/N ON 65-40449-4 OFF 65-40449-3 S/N ON UP14335 OFF DBP371/79.

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