Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
December 3, 2004
Submitted
December 21, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N122UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
29168
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Regulator Vavle
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

90 DEGREE ELBOW TUBE ASSEMBLY LEADING WHERE FITTING GOES ON TO THE REGULATOR VALVE AS O-RING. DATA THE SDR DESCRIBES AN AIR LEAK AT THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE SLIDE BOTTLE REGULATOR ASSEMBLY AND THE 90 DEGREE ELBOW TUBE LEADING TO THE PRESSURE GUAGE. REPLACED O-RING TO STOP LEAK.